Case Studies
Learn how we transform organisations with multi-point people and culture solutions.
Building the People Foundations for the Next Wave of Growth
A fast-growing software business found its People & Culture function had not kept pace with its global ambitions. Rutherford HR provided interim and fractional support to establish a clear people strategy and build a practical roadmap for growth. The result was a stronger, more strategic P&C function — and an ongoing partnership.
Finding a New Base: Building a Sustainable European Support Centre
A growing Australian business needed a new European hub to access deeper multilingual talent at a more sustainable cost. Rutherford HR assessed potential locations, supported entity setup, recruitment, benefits, onboarding and transition from the existing hub.
Understanding the People Picture Before the Deal is Done
A technology acquisition can carry significant people risk when a business must be carved out from its parent. We provided People & HR due diligence giving the investor clarity and confidence to move forward and mapped the priorities for a successful transition and sustainable standalone business.
Turning an Unexpected Acquisition Opportunity Into a Step Change in Organisational Capability
A competitive acquisition gave ServiceCo an opportunity to enter new markets — but with significant people and integration complexity. We led the People due diligence, integration planning, talent retention and restructuring, The result was a seamless Day One integration and a stronger platform for growth.
Change Management for Financial Services
See how powerful change management can be in this financial firm case study — new tech, smart upskilling, no redundancies, and amazing outcomes.
Building Engagement to Create Improved Business Performance and Resilience
A growing financial services organisation wanted greater confidence in its engagement data and a clearer understanding of what was driving employee sentiment.
Rutherford HR introduced a robust measurement and analytics approach that translated engagement insights into targeted initiatives across leadership, management, communication and employee experience.
Aligning Organisational Design to Strategy for Scalable Impact in an NFP Organisation
As a not-for-profit expanded its impact and reach, Rutherford HR redesigned organisational structures, leadership roles and succession pathways to enable sustainable growth and stronger organisational effectiveness.
Change Management in Times of Uncertainty
Discover how we helped our superannuation client overcome uncertainty, low engagement, and complex challenges with comprehensive change management.
Developing People in a Disrupted Industry
Discover how organisational design and culture turned a traditional office supplier into a modern, tech-driven enterprise. Explore now!
Culture Change at a Financial Institution
Uncover how we supported a large financial institution with mass culture change and organisational transformation following the Global Financial Crisis.
Improving Manager Effectiveness to Transform Employee Engagement
Our client used employee engagement data to identify manager effectiveness as a critical driver of employee experience. Rutherford HR designed and delivered a practical manager effectiveness program focused on four priority behaviours, supported by leadership involvement and ongoing reinforcement.
Building the next generation of Originators
Rutherford HR helped a global investment bank develop future originators through mentoring, practical learning and client insight, increasing commercial capability, succession strength and capacity to generate new opportunities.
Building Leadership Capability to Support Growth, Succession and Scale
As a technology business prepared for international growth and leadership transition, Rutherford HR strengthened leadership capability, improved team effectiveness and succession readiness, creating a stronger foundation for future scale
Building People Practice Excellence Across a High-Growth Technology Portfolio
Rutherford HR helped a technology investor strengthen leadership, culture and people practices across its portfolio, delivering risk reduction, performance improvements and scalable People & Culture infrastructure aligned to growth
Tailored Training for Complex Business Critical Issues
When traditional governance training failed to engage a global investment audience, Rutherford HR created a practical, scalable learning solution that strengthened board effectiveness, risk oversight and decision-making capability