Testimonials
"I have worked closely with Barbara for the past nine years on her full range of services. There is a big cost associated with having our employees away from their desks for training, but when it is to attend training or workshops with Barbara, I can trust that she will always deliver and will inevitably exceed participants’ expectations. Barbara’s style is hugely pragmatic and insightful. Her sessions are always interactive and she has a real skill in getting people engaged to think about things differently and to challenge themselves to come up with the solutions. She has really become an extension of our HR team here and we have worked in close partnership together over the past number of years. Apart from adding huge value to our business, Barbara is great fun to work with. I can’t say enough good things about Barbara or recommend her any more highly!"
Paula Duffy
Head of HR, Susquehanna International Group
“I have engaged Barbara Gilligan - BMG HR Consultancy as a trusted partner to support a variety of HR/change management projects which I have led at a number of organisations over the past 8 years. Barbara operates her business with utmost professionalism and her first-class HR consultancy expertise is delivered with a strong sense of pragmatism, consistency and reality which is borne out of her wealth of knowledge and experience. Barbara developed and delivered a performance management development programme for IBEC to meet very specific requirements outlined by me. I found her flexibility in tailoring a solution for IBEC, her follow up and her practical and personable approach to the project refreshing. I have no hesitation in recommending Barbara to other companies who require HR Consultancy services, and look forward to continuing our relationship with Barbara into the future.”
Yvonne Clancy
Director of Talent, IBEC
“Barbara Gilligan has worked with Southside Partnership since 2007 in a variety of different capacities – Consultancy, Training, and Facilitation. We therefore have experience of Barbara in a variety of different contexts using a range of her different skills sets with our own staff teams and with community organisations and groups. In each of our experiences with Barbara, we have found her to be one of the most outstanding people that we have engaged with. She is highly professional, very competent and brings an abundance of energy to her work. She comes fastidiously prepared and her clarity and systematic approach along with her expertise and knowledge mean that there is always a positive learning outcome to days spent working with her. Barbara comes from a business background but has proven her ability to work in the voluntary /community sector exhibiting an empathy and interest in the particular groups and communities that the Partnership serves.”
Marie Carroll,
CEO, Southside Partnership
"Barbara has provided a first class tailored service to many of our training requirements over the years and in addition has provided us with her expert advice and facilitation skills in key business areas. Barbara is always on our recommend list."
