Transformational Solutions at the
Intersection of
Business and People

Rutherford Group is a Consulting, Coaching, and Development firm. We are experts in developing leaders, strengthening workforces, making HR more impactful, and linking people programs to business results.

But, we’re more than just that.
We create strategies that accelerate your company and team at all levels. Together, we evolve the DNA of your company to connect business and people for long-term organizational success.

values at
our core

As a team we embrace a guiding set of values. They power our results, shape our culture, and lead to strong relationships inside our company and out.

INTEGRITY

Do the right things for the right reasons every time. Trust follows naturally.

resilience

We reject the concept of “can’t”. Eager to learn, challenge ourselves, and outperform what came before.

Humbleness

The best idea should always win regardless of the source. We solve together and share the credit.

relationships

We look for ways to build community and connections within our community, clients, and across industries.

Authenticity

Never superficial, our services, products and people are real to core.

Principles For Our Work

Creative Collaboration

Creative Collaboration

Agility, impeccable work, and deep client relationships aren’t just talking points for us, they’re starting points. We understand that each business is unique and there are no cookie cutter solutions.

Our experience forms the basis of our approach to tie all results to strategic business outcomes that matter. We listen. We’re direct. We support. We don’t hold back. We get it. We have been there and done that. More passion, productivity and buy-in are the result.

Creating Clarity from Chaos

Creating Clarity from Chaos

In a world of constant change, business and talent plans can become chaotic quickly. Getting to the core of an organization’s challenges and then clearly defining and communicating them are the top priority.

Using a highly interactive and visual approach to our work, we zero in on the most important issues first. Our integrated use of frameworks, models, success paths, and other tools help us break down issues into manageable pieces. We cut through the clutter and build informed and targeted solutions that drive results.

Making the Complex Simple

Making the Complex Simple

The work we all do is often complex. Long ago we saw the need to make the complex simple. If people don’t understand the change you need them to make, they won’t be successful in attaining it. If instructions are complex, people will resist the effort to follow them or fail to accomplish the task. Bottom-line: we believe simplicity leads to focus.

We distill complex ideas into simple images and words to create clarity and alignment through graphic recording and facilitation. Working sessions bring ideas into focus and inspire strategic thinking, collaboration, understanding, alignment, and action.

Creating Wow Experiences

Creating Wow Experiences

We are targeted in our approach and methodical in execution. We take your issues as seriously as you do because excellence is our standard.

We deliver better than excellent results for our clients and ourselves. We don’t want our clients to be happy, we want them to be wowed. Our belief is that our clients will rave about our work together long after we’re gone.

Principles For
Our Work

Creative
Collaboration

Creating Clarity
from Chaos

Making the
Complex Simple

Creating Wow
Experiences

MEET THE TEAM

Fueled with decades of experience in HR and Leadership.
Our eyes are always on your endgame, your success.

Kevin Rutherford

Founder

Mark Rutherford

Consulting Partner

Michael Manning

Consulting Partner

Mia Mulrennan

Consulting Partner

michael najar

Consulting Partner

shally steckerl

Consulting Partner

Amanda lewis

Content Development

Adnan Shefkiu

Senior Engagement Consultant

Clients

Who We Serve

We have guided the transformation 
of hundreds of companies and their 
people around the world.

Whether your company is rethinking 
its business strategy, navigating 
a transformation, or ready for 
significant growth, we can guide you 
on your high-performance journey.

Have a Project in Mind?

Creative Collaboration

Agility, impeccable work, and deep client relationships aren’t just talking points for us, they’re starting points.

We understand that each business is unique and there are no cookie-cutter solutions.

Our experience forms the basis of our approach to tie all results to strategic business outcomes that matter.

We listen. We’re direct. We support. We don’t hold back. We get it. We have been there and done that. More passion, productivity and buy-in are the result.

Creating Clarity from Chaos

In a world of constant change, business and talent plans can become chaotic quickly.

Getting to the core of an organization’s challenges and then clearly defining and communicating them is the top priority.

Using a highly interactive and visual approach to our work, we zero in on the most important issues first.

Our integrated use of frameworks, models, success paths, and other tools helps us break down issues into manageable pieces.

We cut through the clutter and build informed and targeted
solutions that drive results.

Making the Complex Simple

The work we all do is often complex. Long ago we saw the need to make the complex simple.

If people don’t understand the change you need them to make, they won’t be successful in attaining it.

If instructions are complex, people will resist the effort to follow them or fail to accomplish the task. Bottom-line: we believe simplicity leads to focus.

We distill complex ideas into simple images and words to create clarity and alignment through graphic recording and facilitation.

Working sessions bring ideas into focus and inspire strategic thinking, collaboration, understanding, alignment, and action.

Creating Wow Experiences

We are targeted in our approach and methodical in execution.

We take your issues as seriously as you do because excellence is our standard.

We deliver better than excellent results for our clients and ourselves. We don’t want our clients to be happy, we want them to be wowed.

Our belief is that our clients will rave about our work together long after we’re gone.

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Who We Serve