The First Few Meetings Matter! The first few meetings of mentors and protégé (or mentee) makes a significant difference in the success of the mentoring program. These initial meetings are about building relationships and establishing trust. Mentoring cannot be successful if trust does not exist. Mentoring is a longer-term relationships focused on helping [...] The post Successful Mentoring Programs appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

We don’t often consider the need for training, or professional development, opportunities for senior leaders. We do, however, consider what training is needed for nearly all other employees in the organization and may even have training programs in place for various groups/levels of employees. But senior leaders in the organization need learning opportunities also; [...] The post Human Resources & Learning & Development – Are You Providing Training Programs for your Senior Leaders? appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

It’s that time of year when Abudi Consulting Group starts to work with our clients to determine large, complex change initiatives that will be launched in the new year. The information for the types of change initiatives to be launched usually focuses on one or more of the following: Those projects that will enable [...] The post What Change Initiatives(Projects) Will You Launch in 2020? appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

Leaders are told to consider the impact of a change on the team they are leading; but what about them? What about the impact of change on the leader him or herself? As a leader how you ever considered the impact of a change on you? In consulting with leaders around change, I always [...] The post Hey Leaders – How about the impact of change on you? appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

Not every role in an organization has a clear and specific career path for employees to progress through their roles. But this does not mean that you can’t provide opportunities for employees to develop their skills and take on leadership roles. Be creative! Here are some ways to provide employees with opportunities to develop [...] The post Providing Opportunities for Employees When Career Paths Do Not Exist appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

Abigail, a manager of a customer service support team, often provides feedback to her employees that they find to be of no value. She has told employees that “You need to do a better job on the phone with customers,” or noted good work with comments such as, “Good job!” What’s wrong with this [...] The post Providing Feedback that Makes Sense! appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

Emotional intelligence (EI) is out ability to understand our own emotions and manage those emotions. It also enables us to understand and manage the emotions of others. Strong EI as a leader means leaders have stronger working relationships across the organization, collaborate and communicate more effectively with others, and can influence others to [...] The post Why Emotional Intelligence Matters for Leaders appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

Too often we promote individual contributors into roles where we now want them to manage people without providing them what they need to be successful. Simply because someone is good technically – doing the tasks associated with their role – doesn’t mean they will be good leading people. Leading people requires different skillsets. To [...] The post Helping New Managers Success appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

A Mini Case Study Enabling for collaboration in training programs enables for increased interactions between participants and the facilitator and increased opportunities for learning. Many of my clients assume that to enable for more collaborative efforts, training has to be over a longer time period, for example a year long leadership program. But collaboration can [...] The post Enable for Collaboration in Training Programs appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more

It matters to ensure support and adoption When change is launched in an organization, there is an expectation among senior leadership that it will be successful. Sometimes this assumption is made because the change appears to be minor and “not a big deal.” Other times this assumption is made because senior leadership understands why the [...] The post Engage Employees in Change appeared first on Gina Abudi ..read more