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 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...
