Company History Timeline
Founding
1979
Maureen & Tom Shea establish Shea Associates, Florida’s first outplacement firm.
New Relationships
1982
Shea Associates joins Right Associates to begin a national outplacement firm. Offices in Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
Expansion & Growth
1986 – 1991
Right Associates joins NASDAQ. With additional Florida offices established in Orlando, Tampa, Palm Beach, Jacksonville, and Puerto Rico, Right Management’s Talent Management services are born.
Commendation
1992 – 1994
As Right begins global expansion, Right FL/C earns kudos for its leadership in South Florida’s community. Right FL/C receives a U.S. Army Certificate of Commendation for helping Hurricane Andrew victims. The Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce names the firm Top Professional Services Company.
Name Change
1997
Right changes its name from Right Associates to Right Management Consultants.
Entrepreneurial Success
1998 – 1999
Tom Shea receives the Sun-Sentinel Business Leader of the Year Excalibur Award. Right FL/C is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist, and the team’s outstanding client service earns the Right Management Chairman’s Award.
Time to Trade
2002
Right Management Consultants moves to the NY Stock Exchange.
Acquired
2004
Manpower, an $18 billion global company, acquires Right. South Florida Business Journal’s Diamond Award recognizes Tom Shea’s entrepreneurship and community service.
A New Vision
2005 – 2006
Guide and Inspire as the vision for Right Management, FL/C is born. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta appoints Tom Shea for the first of two terms as a director of its Miami branch. Maureen Shea is honored as a City of Hope Outstanding Business Leader.
A New Process
2007
RightChoice®, a state-of-the-art, enhanced Career Transition process, takes the outplacement field to the next level, with anytime/anywhere flexibility and follow-through of candidates’ progress until job landing. Tom and Maureen Shea receive NCCJ’s Silver Medallion Award.
Marking a Milestone
2009
Right Management Florida/Caribbean celebrates 30 years in business. Maureen Shea is honored as South Florida Business Journal’s CFO of the Year.
Online Innovations
2010
Rolling out the RightEverywhere® online portal, the company makes access to career management services and tools fully flexible and convenient. Candidates begin using the iView® web-based assessment tool to develop interview skills with online practice and expert coaching.
A Great Company to Work For
2010-2011
Florida Trend magazine honors Right Management FL/C for the second consecutive year as a Best Company to Work For. Tom & Maureen Shea are inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame and also acknowledged as one of South Florida Finest Couples by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Right Management FL/C Puerto Rico celebrates 20 years.
Putting People First
2012
Right Management continues its career management industry leadership, adding an executive online suite and 7-day-a-week career coaching. The Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve program honors Right Management FL/C with a Patriot Award, recognizing the team’s strong connection with an employee and his family during active duty and upon his return.
Change-makers
2013
Right Management introduces virtual job fairs, dramatically expanding client companies’ access to talent. The Casimiro Global Foundation names Right FL/C as the 2013 Most Socially Responsible Corporation. Maureen Shea receives the Florida Diversity Council’s Glass Ceiling Award for her career achievements.
Continuing Growth
2014
Right Management FL/C becomes a certified Women Owned Business (WBENC) and expands its senior leadership team with Maureen Shea, CEO, Tom Shea, President, and Lisa Wulf, CFO. Maureen receives South Florida Business Journal’s Influential Business Woman of the Year award. The new Right Career Quotient online diagnostic tool enables candidates to gauge their career search readiness.
Excellence Recognized
2015 – 2016
Maureen Shea wins a national Enterprising Women of the Year Award and appears in Forbes Magazine. For the sixth consecutive year, Right Management FL/C is recognized as a Florida Trend Best Company to Work For. CFO Lisa Wulf receives the Florida Diversity Council’s Glass Ceiling Award.
Top Women Lead Company
2017-2018
2017 and 2018 brought another honor to Right Management as one of the top women business led company in Florida by the Commonwealth Institute. The economy was at full employment and brought a surge in our talent management business as well as continuing to increase our client base. We launched our E-Suite and Echelon services for our C-Suite executives which was incredibly successful.
Strength Through the Pandemic
2019-2020
Right Management continued to receive awards. Maureen was recognized as an Excalibur Award Winner for Business Leader of the Year by the Sun Sentinel in 2019. She also received the top women owned business of the year in 2020 by the South Florida Business journal. Business continued to grow to meet the unexpected interruption the pandemic caused and Right Management was there to support all of our clients’ need in outplacement.
The Great Resignation
2021-2022
2021 brought the the many challenges of the Great Resignation. Right Management quickly pivoted to helping our clients by supporting them in the areas of hiring and retention. The Great Realization allowed us to assist clients with new services in on-boarding, training hybrid teams, career development and assisting employees to feel a sense of belonging with our new solution INCLUDE. Maureen continued to be honored as the Ultimate CEO Award from the SFBJ and most recently was inducted into the Huizenga Entrepreneur and Business Hall of Fame.
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