Dr. Carole Hogan

Managing Director of Carole Hogan Associates
Phd, MEd, BA, HDEd, Grad Dip Training and Development, ASTD, ICM

Carole Hogan has worked on leadership and talent development strategies across a broad range of industry sectors both in Ireland and internationally. She has managed her own talent development practice for over 25 years and works with a team of experienced and trusted colleagues to provide leadership development, mentoring and coaching solutions.

She designs and delivers intensive action orientated leadership development programmes in collaboration with her clients. She is a recognised expert in competency modelling and applications such as 360 assessment, succession management and talent management and development. She has designed and implemented robust performance management processes for numerous organisations.

Carole lectures in Talent Management and Development in University College Cork. She has presented at numerous practitioner and academic conferences. She has written three books on learning and leadership development.

Qualifications:
Doctorate of Social Science in Human Resource Development, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.
Master of Education, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Diploma in Training and Development, University of Limerick.
Higher Diploma in Education, University College Cork.
Bachelor of Arts Degree, University College Cork.

Summary of Activity:
Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) Approved Examination Centre
ASTD Associate Member, CIPD Member.

Publications:
Hogan, Carole, Garavan, Thomas N., Cahir-O'Donnell, Amanda. Learning and Development in a Globalized World. Due to be published in 2015.

Hogan, Carole, Garavan, Thomas N., Cahir-O'Donnell, Amanda, (2009) Developing Managers and Leaders, Gill & MacMillan, Dublin.

Hogan, Carole, Garavan, Thomas N., Cahir-O'Donnell, Amanda, (2003) Making Training and Development Work; A Best Practice Guide, Oak Tree Press, Dublin..

Sinead Gaynor

Associate Senior Consultant of Carole Hogan Associates
BA, DBS, MEd Tr & Dev, Dip Exec Coaching, Master NLP

Sinead Gaynor, coach, facilitator and trainer has over twenty years experience in designing and delivering learning and development workshops and programmes. Sinead's interest in Organisation and Human Development began at the beginning of her career whilst working with Motorola University. During that time Sinead was trained as an Organisation Development consultant and placed in a role where she designed, delivered and evaluated training and development interventions across the EMEA region. Sinead's career has spanned a number of leadership roles including most recently the Head of Organisation Capability at DAA and the Head of Human Resources Dublin Airport. In 2014 she led the Organisation Capability team at DAA to win the prestigious National Training Award. Sinead's facilitation style is fun, inclusive, challenging and promotes confidence building. By drawing upon a range of learning methods her interventions her approach appeals to all learning styles and the climate is typically enjoyable, stimulating and engaging. Sinead works with organisations across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Jeanne Colvin

Associate Senior Consultant of Carole Hogan Associates
Learning and Talent Development - BA, Dip T&D, MEd CIPD, IITD, ASTD

Jeanne Colvin is a HR Development & Education Consultant and has over 20 years experience as a Group Learning & Development Manager. Jeanne has worked for Aer Lingus, Gateway 2000, Sonopress Ireland, Iona National Airways and Brendan Tours in New York. She has also been a Sales & Marketing Manager for 8 yrs. Jeanne is especially experienced in L&D interventions for call centre employees, team leaders, supervisors and managers. She has designed Customer Care programmes that have yielded great benefits to the organizations she has worked with. Jeanne sits on interview panels as an external interviewer for organisations such as Sonopress Irl Ltd (Bertelsmann), Pointer Control Systems etc. She is particularly strong as a change catalyst and in getting people to buy into new ways of doing things. She has a particular passion for tutoring/training participants who are responsible for developing others. Jeanne completed her Certificate and Graduate Diplomas in T&D with the Institute of Commercial Management. She also completed her Masters in Education with the University of Sheffield, by distance learning with first class honours. She is a facilitator and evaluator on Management and Talent Development Centre Programmes for the daa, AIB Capital Markets, Dell Computers, Bristol Myers Squibb etc. She provides 1-1 individual coaching for managers of all levels. Jeanne has worked with many diverse organisations.

Elizabeth Switzer

Project Manager and Training Co-Ordinator
Diploma in Business Studies, Graduate Diploma in Training and Development

Elizabeth Switzer has over nineteen years' experience as a training and development specialist with Carole Hogan Associates. Elizabeth serves as the primary business contact for all clients and is responsible for customer satisfaction within the organisation to ensure quality of services provided. She is responsible for the project management of training and development programmes for a number of clients. She is a graduate of the Institute of Technology Tralee where she completed a degree in business studies. She also has completed the Graduate Diploma in Training and Development with the Institute of Commercial Management. Her areas of expertise are in project management, programme design and evaluation analysis.

Eilis Moylan

Associate Senior Consultant of Carole Hogan Associates
Grad Dip T&D, Bachelor of Business Studies ICM, ASTD

Eilis Moylan is a Training & Development consultant, specialising in Management and Personal Development training. She holds a First Class Honours degree in Business Studies from the University of Limerick. Eilis has over twenty years' experience in training and development, having designed, developed and delivered training programmes across a wide variety of industry sectors, at all levels. Her areas of expertise include communication skills, leadership, facilitation, coaching and teamwork. She has extensive experience of working with multiple nationalities, having delivered training both in Ireland and abroad. She has worked both as an internal and an external consultant and has an in-depth knowledge of the processes and best practice around training and development. In addition, she is experienced in evaluating the effectiveness of training having carried out value assessments on management development programmes and having published a study on the evaluation of training practice in Ireland. She also has comprehensive knowledge of training planning practice, having secured IDA Training Grant applications for two client organisations which involved developing 3-5 year training plans at organisational and individual level, drawing heavily from business strategy and resultant skills requirement and resourcing needs.