by Warren Rutherford | May 13, 2021 | benchmark profiles, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search, Uncategorized
Building a DEI focused benchmark profile for use in an executive search effort that is consistent with EEO guidelines should consider the involvement of a team of stakeholders who can effectively represent the diversity of the company, thus lessening the potential for...
by Warren Rutherford | Mar 24, 2021 | benchmark profiles, Workforce Alignment
Practical experience suggests that the employer and employees who work together to create meaningful change processes can and do increase company productivity & profit. If there is one constant to our business environment it is change. It is fair to say that...
by Warren Rutherford | Mar 9, 2021 | benchmark profiles, Uncategorized
I bet you don’t want this answer – it depends. But, truthfully, it depends. Normally I will develop a benchmark profile to portray how a person thinks and makes decisions, how they prefer to behave, and what gets them up in the morning (other than caffeinated...
by Warren Rutherford | Feb 15, 2021 | benchmark profiles, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search
Oftentimes in the beginning of a search process I find that discussions with company executives tend to focus on finding candidates who will match up to the company’s culture. It’s another way of discussing a person’s fit to the present and desired culture. I mention...
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...
