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Strategic Thinking & Planning
The Leaders Studio is pleased to present a full day interactive workshop on Strategic Thinking and Planning. Bring your own strategic initiative to work on with our coaches throughout the day. You’ll bring back actionable steps to fully engage your team and bring your BHAG(Big Hairy Audacious Goal) to fruition. Tickets are available now.
Executive Search Update
“I want to give a big shout out to my Executive Search Team for achieving a whopping 56% of repeat clients over the past 4 years! Thank you all for your commitment to delivering exceptionalism on every search so Ratliff & Taylor is the go-to retained search firm for our clients! So proud!” — Linda […]
The Leaders Studio Brings Development Programs to Pittsburgh
The Leaders Studio at Ratliff & Taylor will be bringing two new programs to Pittsburgh in May. Developing Executive Presence and Powerful Presentations will be happening at the RLA Learning Center on May 9 and 10. For more information or to purchase your tickets, please visit our Eventbrite.
Coach Profile – Mary Kline
With 40+ years of experience, Mary’s expertise lies in helping individuals and groups accelerate potential and capacity. She is highly skilled in the facilitation of DiSC, Leader as Coach, and Crucial Conversations. Mary developed a reputation in previous positions as being instrumental in managing large improvement initiatives. She has an executive coaching certification from Progressive’s internal […]
Coach Profile – Jamie Lewis Smith, Ph.D.
Jamie Lewis Smith, Ph.D. is a Senior Leadership Consultant and Executive Coach with Ratliff & Taylor. She has 15+ years of experience guiding the growth and development of leaders, teams, and organizations across private sector, nonprofit, and governmental agencies. Jamie leverages her background as a Clinical Psychologist and deep expertise in leadership and organizational assessment to design and deliver […]
Coach Profile – Kyla Schneider
Kyla is a master facilitator and executive coach with Ratliff & Taylor. She has been working with organizations and teams for more than three decades and has coached extensively within the corporate and non-profit sectors. Kyla is responsible for the creation and delivery of proprietary group leadership experiences including intensive executive development, strategic planning, and team […]
Leader as Coach on June 15th
Please join Ratliff & Taylor Friday, June 15th from 9am-4pm for our most popular event – Leader As Coach. If you’re looking to build a coaching culture in your organization, or you’d like to develop your own leadership skills to better assist individuals, this is the seminar for you. Leader as Coach transforms participants into […]
R &T’s Second Annual Community Day
Ratliff & Taylor is dedicated to giving back to our community. We held our first annual Community Day last year at Edgewater Beach. This year, we dedicated our time and efforts to helping the STEM initiative through the TapeScape exhibit at the Great Lakes Science Center. We helped to build parts of the exhibit and […]
Stronger Together: The Case for Separating Your President and CEO Roles
By Beth Sweeney, President and Mike Milby, CEO Introduction Typically, when the President & CEO of a small company names a new President and announces his intention to continue as CEO, there is an immediate outpouring of support for the new President and congratulatory comments to the CEO about his ability to now relax, take […]