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Jill McGillen “With increasing demands on time and money, employees are working harder than ever. Productivity programs give staff productive tips to communicate, manage their time more efficiently, and tools to delegate more effectively.” |
In the 90's, Jill McGillen served in senior management and draws her experience from working as a manager and trainer in a variety of organizational settings. She has designed and facilitated training for ten years.
Her expertise is shown helping client organizations reduce conflict and increase communication effectiveness in their workforce. Working with management and teams, her consulting and facilitation help employees work more effectively together, improve communication, reduce conflict and create more cohesive teams.
She has worked with private sector Fortune 500 companies and public sector organizations. Collaborating with other human resource professionals to ensure successful results on consulting projects of all sizes. She has facilitated and consulted for a wide variety of organizations including Stanford University, City & County of San Francisco, Avid Technology Inc., Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc., Fujitsu Inc., International Personnel Management Association and many other public, private, and non-profit clients.
She has been a guest speaker at several national conventions, a frequent guest on the KNEW radio talk show JOBTALK, and a guest lecturer at Golden Gate University. Ms. McGillen is also a syndicated work advice columnist (Ask Jill). The column appears weekly in the Oakland Tribune, San Mateo County Times and a number of other California newspapers.
Programs
- Conflict Resolution
- Effective Communication Style
- Management and Leadership Skills
- Time Management Performance
Professional Experience
2000-Present Founded an independent consulting business:
1990-2000 Senior Manager, Gap.
Education
2008 Master in Education-Instructional Technology
San Francisco University, 4.0 GPA
1980 BA Degree Cum Laude-Business Management
Boston College
Certifications
- Certified DiSC Facilitator, Inscape Publishing (2005)
- Certified Trainer, National Career Development Facilitators (2002)
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Training and Development / Golden Gate Chapter
- Northern California Human Resources Association
- Bay Area Biotechnology Consultants Network
Testimonials
"Jill offers many effective strategies for enhancing one’s management skills. Seemingly unreachable goals become possible as a result of her enthusiastic, supportive, positive, can-do attitude. I highly recommend her services.”
- Pat Box, Manager, Stanford University
“Jill is excellent at identifying commonalities and motivational links within working groups and helping to successfully bridge gaps.”
- Carmen Sarracco, CFO, Carl Zeiss Meditech, Inc.
“We have hired Jill to deliver a communication skills program at the District. Her reviews have been outstanding. She is adept at delivering to many different audiences from trade people to managers. She is a joy to work with and very flexible. Top qualities: Great results, personal, high integrity.”
- Lori Fromm, Manager of Organizational Development, Golden Gate Bridge District