Gina Abudi

6 Common Talent Evaluation Errors by Even Experienced Managers

Roger — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:30:58 +0000

One of the most important aspects when interviewing a potential job candidate is giving an accurate talent evaluation rating. Unfortunately, this is not always an easy task. Other factors besides performance often get in the way and influence the interviewer to rate too low or too high. Don’t make that mistake!

When [...]

The Waste of Interpretation

David K — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:30:33 +0000

The Confused by KylaMay on deviantart.com

Say what you mean. Mean what you say.

Speaking clearly is just another one of those things that seems like it ought to be easy to do, yet remains remarkably elusive. Very often, when we’re speaking, we will say something that makes perfect sense to us, [...]

Everyone Needs Project Management Skills

Gina — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:34 +0000

Are you helping your employees do a better job?

I have been working with an increasing number of organizations over the past year on how to help employees do a better job when they are trying to do more with less (that phase is not going away anytime soon!) – reduced budgets, cost [...]

Start Making Sales on Twitter!

Michael — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:30:06 +0000

We all understand the importance of Twitter, and yet few people actually achieve measurable results. I’ve had countless conversations with Entrepreneurs spending 1-3 hours per day on Twitter who achieve very little results. I on the other hand spend the same amount of time and generate substantial business.

These Entrepreneurs are driven, [...]

Are You Ready to Tackle the Next Big Project?

Gina — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:30:43 +0000

The world is changing every day. It’s getting more complex and more challenging. Even if you are not a project manager – you are managing projects every day. Some may be small projects; others may have a great impact on your business. And the successful conclusion of those projects helps the business to:

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Team Members are Unprepared for the Project Work

Gina — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:30:06 +0000

How can you get them “up to speed” quickly?

The problem

The project you have been assigned has a short deadline. Given a recent increase in customer complaints over one of the company’s software products, you have been asked to take on a project to correct the problem with the product and release [...]

How Good a Boss Are You?

Gina — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:30:08 +0000

Are you a good boss? And what does that question even mean? A good boss to one person may not be a good boss to another. One employee may want a boss who stays out of her way; another may see that boss as a “not so good one,” and prefer a boss [...]

5 Ways to Engage and Retain Talent

Gina — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:33 +0000

How well are you doing retaining your top talent?

Talent retention is essential to any business – regardless of the size of the business. However, retaining top talent isn’t always easy – you need to understand what drives employees. What is important to them? What makes them excited about the job and their [...]

Communicating Effectively With Employees

Gina — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:54 +0000

How well are you doing?

How effectively are you communicating with your employees? I was talking to a potential client just recently who was concerned about how to best position the many changes coming up in their business. Specifically, she wanted to be sure that she was communicating to employees effectively now and [...]

Are You Reinforcing Learning?

Gina — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:30:47 +0000

Are you reinforcing the learning you provide for your employees? Simply having employees sit through a workshop isn’t sufficient. The learning starts there but certainly does not end in the classroom.

My clients are increasingly interest in ways to reinforce and continue the learning from the workshops I provide to their employees (whether [...]

How Effective are You as a Leader?

Gina — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:41 +0000

Are you keeping your employees energized and engaged?

I read an article on How Leaders Kill Meaning at Work on McKinsey Quarterly that talked about how senior executives “routinely undermine creativity, productivity and commitment” of their employees. The article noted that employees are most happy in their work when they have “inner positive [...]

Evaluating How Well You Facilitate Meetings

Gina — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:02 +0000

Do you know how well you facilitate your meetings? You should! Your ability to effectively facilitate meetings enables for more productive, effective and efficient meetings that meet the stated goals and objectives.

To improve upon your meetings, evaluate the next meeting you have through a self-evaluation and through asking participants to evaluate the [...]

What are your business habits?

Gina — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:30:49 +0000

I read an article recently in Business on Main, 7 Bad Business Habits to Break this Year, and it got me thinking about what business habits I have that have been of value to me.

Let me share a few things that have been successful for me and hopefully you’ll walk away with [...]

Best Practice Steps to Successfully Plan for Change

Gina — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:30:30 +0000

Planning for change initiatives is not an easy task. We often forget some very essential steps that will help ensure success of the change initiative. If you want to have a successful change initiative, take these best practice steps in planning for the initiative:

Get Smart: Be sure you understand the change that [...]

If Managing People Were Easy…Everyone Would Do It! Part II

Gina — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:47 +0000

Managing people is not easy. In most businesses there are certain processes and procedures that must be followed; and in many cases flexibility in how you handle human resource issues is just not practical or feasible. If you haven’t read Part I yet, please read it first. In Part II we’ll look at [...]

If Managing People Were Easy…Everyone Would Do It! Part I

Gina — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:30:31 +0000

I was having a conversation with someone I met at a conference recently who told me that she was promoted to a management role about a year ago. She manages a staff of 10 and she recalls how excited she was when she was promoted. She isn’t any longer. She recounted this story [...]

Try These Best Practice Tips to Reach Your Business Goals in 2012

Gina — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:30:46 +0000

Try these best practice tips to set up your small business for success in 2012 and beyond. Develop a plan to get started today!

If you don’t have a business plan, think about the direction you want your business to go and develop a business plan. If you already have one; see if [...]

Is There Conflict In the Business…

Gina — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:30:41 +0000

Between what you ask your employees to do and company policies?

I recently saw this Dilbert cartoon and it reminded me of a story from a friend who works at a financial firm. Here’s her story…see if you can relate:

Each employee was asked to take at least 25 hours of professional [...]

Is Your Team in Trouble?

Gina — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:30:01 +0000

Be on the lookout for these signs…

Every team has trouble at some point. When someone tells me their team is always running smoothly with never an issue to be addressed, I immediately ask them how connected they are to their team. At some point your team is going to have an issue [...]

Preparing to Meet Professional Development Needs in the New Year

Gina — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:30:33 +0000

Determining Employee Needs

As a Human Resource Professional, are you prepared to meet employee professional development needs in the upcoming need? Do you know what is needed in skill development?

Here are some suggestions on ways to gather information (in a short time) as to what may be needed/desired in professional development:

Meet [...]