Organizational Development
Melinda Metteauer, Vice President at Maximus Health Management Services
"Maximus contracted with The Ginac Group (TTG) to develop and facilitate a workshop on managing change and building career resilience for key management staff in our Texas Health Services Projects. Our organization is experiencing a time of significant change, and we wanted to provide our managers with a workshop session that would help boost morale and also offer valuable information to assist them in their current and future roles. TTG spent the time to really listen to and understand our current situation and needs, and designed and delivered a workshop that struck the right balance of education and fun. Through the workshop, our managers gained a greater understanding of their own and other's working styles, the strengths and value they and other bring to our organization, and strategies to help them lead even more effectively. I was very pleased with the outcomes and staff response to the training. I would highly recommend TTG as organizational consultants and trainers, and would definitely work with them again should the opportunity present itself."
Don Steele, Chief Executive Officer
"The Ginac Group is a catalyst for change and provides business acumen that typically takes decades to evolve. Their contributions are always insightful and objective, and their counselors have astute ability to see beyond the obvious. I am certain they will serve their clients well in blazing new trails of personal and professional growth."
Randy Watson, Executive Vice President of Sales
"If you had to have one word to describe what The Ginac Group brings to every engagement it's ....ENERGY! I've worked with The Ginac Group in numerous situations and have always found them to bring a spark of energy to every endeavor. Whether it's a different perspective on how to look at a problem, a unique analysis on how to solve it, or just a determined approach toward getting it done, they always helped my company advance."
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Career Transition
J. McKenzie, Former Chief Information Officer and Renewed Artist
"The Ginac Group (TGG) helped me realize that I was uninvolved in my own life. My dissatisfaction with work had consumed my life and made those around me miserable. My counselor/coach from TGG became my personal change agent, giving me the courage that I needed to make a personal commitment to change and happiness. I have worked with TGG now for 3 months and I no longer feel a void. I have successfully transitioned into a new career that allows me to live by my values. Without honest feedback and ongoing support, I'd be stuck."
J. Fortin, Vice President of Business Development
"The personal career plan and campaign that we crafted changed my life. I never would have been able to differentiate myself without your program or find the opportunities to apply my unique skill set. With your knowledge in marketing and expertise in career planning, I was able to find companies that fit with my cultural expectations, identify a variety of roles where my talents could be applied, meet some of Austin's most influential people and interview with four excellent companies. Everyone that I interviewed with was highly impressed with my background and I've never been so prepared and confident in an interview. Working with you has made a valuable difference in my life. I look forward to your continued support in my career advancement and personal development."
A. Mukherjee, Senior Strategic Accounts Manager
“I just wanted to drop you a short letter to thank you for the help and guidance you have given me during my job change. As you know, I was having a miserable time at my last job and came to you for assistance, and your counseling and teaching helped me weather the difficult times as well as mentally prepare myself for the long search ahead.
Your methods helped me develop my resume, create a marketing campaign for myself, and tap into my own network to uncover opportunities for me to pursue. You also helped me prepare for the interviews and anticipate the questions which I may be asked so I could get through the screening comfortably and confidently.
I want to thank you for the work you have done and would not hesitate to recommend you to any of my friends in similar situations, nor any potential clients you are courting.”
S. List, CEO and Public Speaker
“Working with The Ginac Group (TGG) opened my eyes to how limited my job search process had been. While I've been very effective in the past, I've been effective at hunting for a job, not at finding the right job and the right environment for me. TGG help has been invaluable to me. Your organization helped me to sharpen the skills I had, and to learn new skills. Your counselors helped me to view things in a new way.
Ironically, with your help my job search was just kicking into high gear when my life and career took a left turn. And I must say that without your counsel and encouragement, I would probably not have taken this opportunity. Finding the courage and commitment to follow my dreams is a direct result of working with you firm. Your dedication to ensuring that I find the best opportunity for me - one that would leverage my skills and passion and would make me happy - helped me to find my path.
You staff smart people who are skilled. Everyone at your firm is clearly dedicated to the success and happiness of your clients. Thank you for helping me to follow my bliss."
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Professional Development
A. Farrell, Chief Technology Officer
The first word that comes to mind when I think of The Ginac Group is wow! If you ever get the chance to work with The Ginac Group, seize it. You will quickly discover that they staff the smartest, most insightful, and sincerest people you've ever met. They will listen intently, provide critical feedback and advice, and leave you feeling better prepared to clear any obstacle in your path. They will inspire you to conquer your most challenging goals. The Ginac Group has a long track record of helping others achieve their greatest potential. I count myself as one of the fortunate ones.
K.i Keough, Director of User Experience
"The Ginac Group (TGG) has three extraordinary qualities that make them an excellent and unique resource for mentoring and coaching. First, they give employees the chance to take risks, to shine, and to experience great career growth. Second, they help you grow through extremely candid feedback. You never have to second-guess what the coaches are thinking, seek out commendation, or wonder if they think you could have done a better job. I so much valued their integrity and honesty and it helped me become a better manager, employee, and person. Third, they have a strong orientation toward performance. They help you define measurable career objectives, short- and long-term, achievable and ambitious goals against which you are evaluated. Performance becomes objective and set by your own standards, rather than being subjective and political. In this way, TGG gives you the keys to setting your own standards for performance and then determining for yourself whether or not you are measuring up."
L. Pausic, Founder
"Prior to becoming a client of the Ginac Group (TGG), I was actively looking for a personal coach and mentor for over a year. When I came into contact with TGG and learned about their services I was blown away. TGG understands what it takes to build leaders and understands what it takes to be successful. Through the TGG personal coaching program, they helped me to identify my strengths and understand how to truly utilize them. They have also given me the tools I need to improve on my weaknesses and overcome many self-imposed barriers. I have started my own company and the results are amazing."
M. Poore, Financial Advisor
"After working with you on my career strategy, I distributed five resumes, landed three interviews and received two job offers. At my level (Vice President), the results were beyond what I could have hoped for. I look forward to collaborating with you on future strategies. Thanks so much."
"My average new account size has increased about 10 times since working with The Ginac Group. The average account size of my prospect pool has increased dramatically, too. Working with Linda has really helped me to improve my focus on what is important. I consider TGG an important and ongoing part of my team. I owe a lot of my success to my work with them!"
S. Aslan, Senior Executive Loan Officer
"In pursuing my management career, I encountered a creative and professional stumbling block in Oct of 2001. My past training and experience in sales had reached it's limit of effectiveness and I needed new and fresher methods for presenting and communicating my sales strategies, ideas and visions to corporate. I began working with The Ginac Group (TGG) in November of 2001 and this experience has been very helpful for my career and personally enlightening. We started with the basics of self-discovery using personality assessments so that I could gain clarity about my strengths and limitations. They developed a custom executive communication program and workplace role playing scenarios to give me skills and finesse that I needed to be successful. The best part of the program is that I got to test these new skills in various scenarios prior to integrating them into the work environment. The training that I am receiving is great! I feel more confident now in my professional presentations and have a stronger focus on my career choices and career path. I would highly recommend this training to anyone seeking to improve their chance of being a top female executive in a competitive world.
C. Shaffer, Mortgage Loan Officer
"Linda combines career development and personal marketing to help people achieve their professional and personal goals. I've learned so much about building business, leveraging my network, and finding time for me."
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Career Pathing
J. Crawley, Vice President of Marketing
"Your career planning services enabled me to become the VP of Marketing for one of the most respected consumer brands in America. The personal marketing campaign that you created for me was exactly what I needed to sell my unique skill set to important hiring executives. My new resume opened doors that were closed to me before."
T. Brindley, Director of Program Management
"I am competitive, love to lead, love to win and work hard to get results. My problem was that I didn't know how to use these skills to my advantage. The Ginac Group helped me look in the mirror, understand the interworkings of my corporate environment and put an action plan in place that is helping me get to the next level."
T. LeBlanc, Director of Product Marketing
"The Ginac Group taught me to view my career like a business road map; I have to know where I want to go then plan each step to get there. They emphasized to me in understandable terms the effect each decision and career move has on the next and how to navigate the waters. With their assistance, I now have a plan that I'm executing on every day and my career goals are clear and attainable."
E. Espinoza, Manager of Business Development
"Prior to working with The Ginac Group (TGG), I would approach a project with tunnel vision, and many times didn't take into consideration overall implications of decisions that were made. Now following TGG’s methodology, I step back from a project prior to jumping in and understand how strategic decisions may affect the tactical execution of the project. I now feel I can complete projects more efficiently, speeding up our time to market, and delivering the project with less corporate risk."
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Career Tools
L. Ellis PhD., Archeologist
Thanks so much for all your help. The resume and cover letter look great. I've been busy sending out applications this week, but wanted to let you know that I actually heard something on two positions I applied for last month. One company sent me an additional questionnaire to fill out and I was able to graft some of the key phrases in my new resume.
Also, I had an interview yesterday and it was so much easier to answer questions and organize my thoughts because of our conversations. As much as than anything, just talking with you really helped. After being out of work for so long, it really helped restore confidence in my abilities. And, I guess it's one of those "can't see the forest for the trees" scenarios. It took an outside eye to help me zero in on my core skills and organize them in my own mind, not to mention finding a more effective way of presenting them on paper. Even if I end up getting a job from my old resume, the time I spent talking with you and the new resume you drafted is proving to be an invaluable tool with regard to interviews.
Believe me, I view it as money well spent! I've been telling everyone else I know who's out of work just how beneficial your services have been.
D. Bryant, Sales
"I want to say thank you for all your help. Through your interview training and personal marketing assistance, I was able to land a job in a very competitive market. Actually, I was offered three jobs. The one I chose pays well and has a great deal of potential. TGG's services were top notch and of great value to me in my job search."
S. Gueldner, Program Coordinator
Just wanted to say thank you so much for your help with my resume and cover letter. Last week I restarted my job search, I responded to 12 ads, and have had five calls for interviews this week. And considering the market we are in, I am VERY excited about that.
A. Bourque, Project Manager
Before working with The Ginac Group, I sent my resume to at least 100 different companies and attended at least 3 networking events each week with no luck at all. After using your resume writing service, I witnessed a huge improvement in my career history. The document you prepared was articulate and demonstrated my achievements rather than a bunch of tasks. Within 10 days of receiving my new resume, I had three interviews at companies that I really wanted to work for but couldn't get in the door. I accepted a position, and am thrilled to be re-employed. Thanks a lot. Your service was worth every penny.
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