by Warren Rutherford | Jan 14, 2021 | business plan, Uncategorized
As a long-time practitioner and One Page Business Plan® Consultant I have worked with a number of businesses to develop and implement their One Page Business Plan®. When I talk about the Plan® to prospective owners, several have offered that developing a plan is...
by Warren Rutherford | Jan 4, 2021 | benchmark profiles, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search, Professional Search, talent assessment system, Transition Planning
M&A activity in the U.S. through the 3rd quarter 2020 was 15% lower than the same period in 2019, with 12,161 v. 14,323 deals. The aggregate transaction value for the same periods showed 2020 was 28% lower than in 2019 ($1,377.6 billion v. $1,925.4 billion).[1]...
by Warren Rutherford | Dec 18, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, benchmark profiles, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search, Professional Search, talent assessment system
Huh? Come at me again? You say I will lose sales if I don’t develop my company’s talent assessment system? OK, so I am in the dark – I don’t know what a talent assessment system is. Please explain. Yes, I have had these comments presented to me when I discuss...
by Warren Rutherford | Dec 14, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, benchmark profiles, Machine learning, talent assessment system
I was having a conversation with one of my clients recently about the challenges they were facing in recruiting candidates for several of their open positions. They indicated that some of the same people were applying for multiple open positions, and they were having...
by Warren Rutherford | Oct 12, 2020 | Artificial Intelligence, Executive Recruitment, promotion, talent assessment system, Transition Planning
Perhaps I need to clarify what is – and what is not – a talent assessment system. Not to worry, it’s a small clarification. What it is not! It is not a talent management system. That is, it is not a system that provides companies the ability to manage its human...
by Warren Rutherford | Jul 7, 2020 | promotion, talent assessment system
Clients often ask my opinion on promotional decisions they want to make in their company. Not all the time, but they ask. I thought about why there were not consistent asks for all the promotional opportunities. Where and why was there a hesitation or a doubt?...
by Warren Rutherford | Jun 23, 2020 | C-Level Recruiter, C-Level Search, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search, Leadership, Professional Search
I am a business owner, I am white, and I have years of experience growing up and working in and around people of color. Have I exhibited racist actions in the past – yes. Do I regret having done so – yes. Has it impacted my leadership and management actions – yes! Do...
by Warren Rutherford | Jun 16, 2020 | Employee Motivation, talent assessment system
Developing effective talent assessment systems for clients often involves developing position descriptions. Over the years I have developed well over a twelve-hundred position descriptions. In each instance the process has involved interviewing employees and their...
by Warren Rutherford | Jun 10, 2020 | management coaching
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a significant level of uncertainty into our personal and business lives. Schools have been closed, stay at home orders went into effect, and many events have been postponed or cancelled. Finally, in Massachusetts and in other...
by Warren Rutherford | Jun 9, 2020 | talent assessment system
Well, businesses are reopening! Depending on your State’s COVID-19 reopening procedures, you are reopening. So, let me ask you. Have you thought about whether your business model will be competitive in the post-pandemic business world? Are you thinking perhaps that...
