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 | Mar 11, 2020 | Employee Motivation, Executive Coaching, management coaching, manager as coach, Managing Smart
The Manager Coach One of my clients asked me recently if this was a passing phenomenon or a lasting change in management practice. First, he indicated he didn’t understand what it was, didn’t understand why it was needed, and didn’t understand how it could be...
by Warren Rutherford | Feb 19, 2020 | Employee Motivation, management coaching, manager as coach, Managing Smart
I am not going to mislead anyone here. I’ll acknowledge at the outset that I’m a management coach and management trainer. I have developed a management coaching and training program that enables me to work with business clients who have identified significant needs...
by Warren Rutherford | May 24, 2018 | business plan, Employee Motivation
A lot of people like music. So much so that sometimes you can see the fingers thumping to a tune broadcast through the iPhone’s iTunes App. So much so that it got me to thinking about how cool it would be to create a series of iPhone Apps that work with iTunes and a...
by Warren Rutherford | May 11, 2018 | Employee Motivation, Executive Coaching, process improvement
Some time ago one of my executive coaching clients asked me how to develop an effective change management process in her business. First, I asked her what level of change management procedures her company had in place. Second, I asked her what her level of interest...
by Warren Rutherford | Apr 5, 2018 | business transition plan, continuous quality improvement, Employee Motivation, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search, process improvement, Professional Search, Transition Planning
When you decide to sell your business (or someone approaches you to buy it), you have a series of actions you need to take. Typically, you will at least consult with: A valuation firm that’s expert in providing you a business valuation opinion, A business attorney to...
