Areas of Expertise

We have unrivalled experience in retained recruitment and developing the best people for your organisation.

From sourcing the exceptional, through ongoing assessment and development of individuals and teams, to mentoring of your key people, we can help your organisation outperform.

We also offer successful outplacement and – essential for today’s online world – media and communication coaching.

Individual Assessment & Development

Personality profiling provides a detailed view of individual traits and characteristics. Centred around questionnaires, the responses enable an understanding of how an individual may act or perform in their current or future role. This is possible not only because we are qualified to use the assessment tools but also due to our vast experience. This enables us to understand your sector and it’s key business drivers.

Our clients rely on us to advise them at key times in their business cycle.

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Reorganization and succession planning resulting in significant reduction in recruitment costs

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Post merger or acquisition speeds integration and significantly reduces disruption

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Developing key individuals enhances motivation and increases retention

and of course Recruitment.

The assessment and development processes we employ are widely recognised as being one of the most thorough and effective available.

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Analysis - personality profiling, team role evaluation and questionnaires

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In person open discussion of the data

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Creating a comprehensive report covering personality traits, likely team roles and their significance within a detailed development strategy

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Implementation of the development journey in conjugation with the individual and company

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Quarterly reviews of progress and refining of strategies

“I have worked with RG over the years and have been very impressed with the accuracy of their personality profiling”

Ken Minor

MD, Leadership Resources

Increasing Team Effectiveness

Truly high performing teams are not common across the organisational landscape. Nevertheless, the aspiration to accelerate team development and enhance performance remains a key aspiration of most organisations. However, seldom is the actual effectiveness of a team audited.

To generate quantitative information on team effectiveness we first gain an understanding of your team’s business goals, win their trust and only then commence a bespoke programme. At that point we work together with your team to define the factors which they consider important – such as: communication, organisation, creativity, clarification of roles and responsibilities, before demonstrating how they can be measured.

In addition we provide an understanding of the possible team roles each individual may fulfil:

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Defining the characteristics of an effective team, reviewing potential team roles, and devising a survey template

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Initiating a series of audits, discussing the results at each stage and setting the next set of key objectives

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Celebrating successes at each stage – typical results as % of perfection over a nine-month programme

• Open communication 32% to 77%
• Resolving disagreements 57% to 71%
• Supports each other 42% to 80%
• Makes objective decisions 36% to 86%

“I asked RG to devise a programme to enhance the effectiveness of my STL. The team’s performance improved dramatically as the process unfolded and also open and honest discussion became very much the norm.  This support helped everybody work together and maximise our effectiveness.”

Paul Rivers

MD, Guidance Automation

Mentoring for Business

Mentorship is a way to hone professional skills and learn invaluable lessons from someone with years or decades of practical knowledge. Thus they understand your challenges and also the business driver which operate in your world.

Our experience is probably second to none 

Our mentoring credentials span the first tentative steps you might take when founding your company through its growth to possible acquisition/merger or exit.

So together we can help you and your business grow wherever you currently are:

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Startup - advisor to University Warwick Venture Centre their incubator hub or technology startups

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Owner and family-controlled businesses – key partner in BDO’s family-owned business initiative

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Education public and private sector - Higher, Tertiary and Secondary

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Membership organisations - Make UK, Lighting Association, Vistage, Camping and Caravaning Club, MD2MD

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Multinationals – Medtronic, LINPAC Allibert, DHL, Lego, Trelleborg

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Manufacturing, far too many to mention

“RG has been such a great help in helping me become a better Executive”

Chris Pennison

Senior VP Operations, Turntide Technologies

Recruitment

Our unique recruitment methodology necessitates fully understanding the opportunity, usually quickly achieved having completing hundreds and hundreds of retained recruitments over more than three decades. Then working with you, reviewing the job description, creating a candidate profile, sourcing, interviewing, profiling and introducing you to your shortlisted candidates. All undertaken with integrity and professionalism to enhance your reputation.

With the increasing skills shortage at all levels, it’s now more important than ever to make your company the most attractive destination for candidates. We recognize newly recruited individuals, however talented or senior, do need support. So we provide you and your new employee with a comprehensive development programme based on interviews, assessments and profiling. This gives you:

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Outstanding team members who contribute quickly with 65% promoted within 3 years

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An increased return on your investment lies behind the fact that 85% of clients place repeat recruitments with us

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Increased retention of exceptional people, average tenure over 6 years

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Highly motivated new team members who know the value you place on your people

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Our professionalism makes your company stand out as the one to join

“Speaking as both a candidate and client RG are always highly professional”

Mike Curtis

Corporate Sales Director, Arval PHH

Media and Communication

We are delighted to have Carole Peters heading up this service. To those of you who have not come across Carole she has enjoyed a very distinguished career in national radio and television news before branching into making over 50 documentaries for BBC, ITV, Channel Four, Channel Five, Discovery USA, The History Channel USA, Channel Plus NZTV.

Too many to mention them all but you may have seen The Derek Bentley Documentaries; British Serial Killers; A Time to Kill one hour special; Harold Shipman; Great Disaster including her BAFT nominated Aberfan documentary
Then popular entertainment helping devise and directing both Timeteam and Changing Rooms.

The demands on you may vary enormously. It might be a keynote speech or a presentation to your team, clients, key stakeholders, shareholders. It could be to promote your products or company on camera or a podcast. Whatever it is, we can help you and your company be super professional.

Should a crisis happen, and they do, it’s too late, for media training.

Equally in your efforts to raise awareness through your media presence every opportunity should be maximised.

We can work with your company to make you and your employees better communicators and presenters – providing:

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Ongoing media consultation

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Annual General Meetings facilitation

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In-house communication training

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Producing your corporate videos

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Preparation for a media launch

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Sales Pitches/Presentations

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Assisting with your messaging for an IPO

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Design and manage your digital media strategy

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Press releases

“Carole is an exception communicator and has the ability to make you suddenly aware of how you can get your message across more effectively.”

Roger Corke

Director of various prestigious programmes including Panorama and World in Action

Outplacement and Career Management

Our Outplacement or Out Boarding programmes are run by recruitment professionals who also have extensive outplacement experience and excellent mentoring skills. We really can help individuals obtain a new role or explore fresh alternatives.

The programme is modular allowing individuals to tailor the process to exactly meet their needs. We strongly advise the selection of the Induction and Your Campaign modules. All candidates receive our continuing commitment of support. Venues can be selected to suit individual or simply undertake the modules online.

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Induction - aims/objectives - psychology of change, - profiling - career aims creating the CV and Linkedin profile - combating prejudice

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Beating the assessment process - psychometric and ability papers- interviews, assessment centres demystified - your strengths and limitations

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Your campaign - the market place - your approach – networking- resource management - recruitment diary constantly updated and reviewed

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Alternative options - self-employment - interim management – consultancy - franchises, financial management - risk analysis

Our continuing commitment is to support you until you find the right role:

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Telephone hot line during office hours

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Networking

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Advice on positions

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Personal endorsement to recruitment companies

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Join our Networking Group and gain access to search posts

“RG helped me find exactly the right post – they were highly professional and very supportive.”

John Gibson

Supply Chain Director, Verona Group

"I always enjoy working with RG, they are genuine and honest and have your best interests at heart."

David Seall

NED/Chair formally EEF (now Make UK) Regional Director

“RG are one of the most interesting and professional companies I have encountered”

Mark Cahill

Training & Development Director PPG Architectural Coatings UK

“As a client of RG for almost 25 years, as both a candidate and employer, they are one of the most professional companies I have encountered"

Russ McCallion

HR Director PD Ports Limited

“There are very few companies I trust more than RG to help our executives gain a new perspective on their future career options."

Caroline Gumble

CEO The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

“RG found me an ideal opportunity and were very supportive to me in the role”

Kenny Kamal

Chief Information Officer Oxfam International

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