The Midwest's Largest Full-Service Talent Management Consultancy
Ratliff & Taylor partners with clients to create tailored solutions that drive exceptional results. We operate through three separately staffed lines of business:
Executive Search Leadership Development Career Transition
A company’s investment in its people, just like other forms of capital, must yield a tangible return. As such, our programs and services are designed to deliver a significant return on investment for each of our clients. This is one of the reasons we have become trusted advisors to so many business executives across the country.
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American Greetings

Smithers Oasis

Medical Mutual

crcc

csc

Seaman Corp

signet

Uh

hyster yale

lincoln electric

overdrive

tri c

ursuline

amtrust

bettcher

bw

equity

invacare

covia

oeconnection

sage

swagelok

tremco

fed pitt

Rudolph Libbe

agilysys

brookfield

bvu

chn

chromaflo

cle orchestra

cle food bank

cle fed reserve

gbx

gojo

hose master

kaiser

keybank

kinetico

lccc

lumitex

novagard

nvent

oatey

profusion

ronald mcdonald

rpm

sequoia financial

westfield bank

talan

tirehub

tradesmen

westfield group

achievement centers

boys and girls club

boys hope girls hope

cmsd

cleveland foundation

cle neighborhood progress

summit adm

dorn color

goodwill lorain

holden

jewish fed metro nj

kent displays

liberty steel

macroconnect

magnet

mai

mcdonald steel

Medical Service Company

morris int'l

Myers

NMG

ohio guidestone

panelmatic

paran

perspectus

safeguard

Second Harvest

stan hywet

Summa

summit children services

presidents council

Trexon

universal metal

vantage

ywca
NEWS & EVENTS
FEATURED

Executive's Update
“Business People in the People Business”
Several years ago, a Fortune 500 CEO spoke at a Human Resources conference on the topic of “HR Getting a Seat at the Table”. His message was simple but powerful: “If Human Resource leaders want to earn a seat at the table, and the respect of their peers, they must first go out and start fixing business problems unrelated to HR.” Stated differently, you can’t lead a business through the lens of an HR leader. Instead, you must lead the HR function through the lens of a business leader.
Over the years, we have watched as HR leaders became strategic business partners, and as CEOs embraced the people of their respective organizations as a key competitive advantage.
“Business People in the People Business”. This has been and continues to be an underlying philosophy at Ratliff & Taylor. It drives the way we develop our programs, deliver our services and meet the needs of our clients. It is the reason we have become trusted advisors to so many business executives across the region.
Members of the consulting and leadership teams at Ratliff & Taylor have deep business experience across a variety of industries. Most have held senior leadership roles in areas such as Finance, Operations, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources and General Management.
Our team of business professionals can “walk in the shoes” of our clients and candidates alike. We understand that a company’s investment in its people, just like other forms of capital, must yield a tangible return. As such, our programs and services are tailored to ensure there is a meaningful ROI on each of our engagements.
Because of our business experience, the people of Ratliff & Taylor think in terms of process, structure, efficiency and accountability. We expect it from our vendors and we should offer no less to our valued clients.
As the largest full-service talent management consultancy in the Midwest, we understand the “people business”. As business people who understand the people business, our belief is that we offer a strategic competitive advantage to our clients.
Beth Sweeney, President
Mike Milby, Chief Executive Officer
Cornerstone International Group is one of the world’s twenty largest retained executive search firms focused on helping organizations fill critical positions with high performing individuals who can be effective in local cultures. Since 2011, Ratliff & Taylor has been a member of Cornerstone. Its worldwide network of market-leading executive search firms allows us to conduct searches anywhere in the world.