by Warren Rutherford | May 3, 2018 | business transition plan, Executive Recruitment, Executive Search, Leadership, Transition Planning
Every race car has a driver. Every driver has a different set of skills that makes him – or her unique. The drivers who are the most successful in a race, series of races, year-in, year-out, are the ones who have mastered the combination of their skills sets to...
by Warren Rutherford | Apr 4, 2018 | Employee Motivation, Leadership, manager as coach, Workforce Alignment
Do any of these comments ring true in your experience? “Oh boy, here we go again, another genius who is going to tell us what to do!” “I just can’t get the owner to listen to me; I have a simple solution to his issue with sales!” “I wish we all would discuss our...
by Warren Rutherford | Apr 2, 2018 | Employee Motivation, Leadership, manager as coach, Managing Smart, process improvement
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 | Mar 22, 2018 | delegation, Employee Motivation, Leadership, Managing Smart, Workforce Alignment
Most business owners will tell you that there are advantages and disadvantages of delegation, and they will be telling you the truth. The trick is to identify how to use your delegation authority effectively. Here are five steps I have used in my career. Feel free...
by Warren Rutherford | Mar 7, 2018 | Employee Motivation, Leadership, manager as coach
Did Albert Einstein really write about leadership coaching directly? No, but here’s where his inspiration can help all of us. One of the greatest creative thinkers in the world wrote a bit on many things, some of which can be applied to the practice of leadership...
by Warren Rutherford | Dec 15, 2017 | Employee Motivation, Leadership, manager as coach, Managing Smart, Professional Search, Workforce Alignment
The phrases “managing by coaching” and “manager as coach” describe a management practice involving the application of various coaching principles to the management of employees and employee groups and integrating these coaching principles into ongoing management...
