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Gail Hamel was in corporate human resources for many years before she started her own business in which she provides training in leadership skills, communication and team building\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

BY JILL NAGY<\/p>\n

On a recent afternoon, Gail Hamel was sitting
\non her lawn, enjoying one of the last warm days of
\nfall and doing work that she loves–developing a
\ntraining program for a client of her one-woman
\nbusiness, Hamel Resources LLC.<\/p>\n

She came to the human resources field almost
\nby chance. Back in 1988, she was offered a position
\nat a company on Pruyn’s Island as a personnel
\nadministrator. She had no background or training
\nin the field–she was a former elementary school
\nteacher–but her supervisor saw her potential
\nand was willing to mentor her.<\/p>\n

“He hired me for my ability to be flexible and
\ninteract with every level of people,” she said. Her
\nsupervisor taught her some of the skills she needed
\nand she attended a “one-week crash course” for
\nsome of the rest but, mostly, she taught herself the
\njob. She soon realized, “This is for me,” she recalled.
\nHamel remained in corporate human resources
\nwork for almost 20 years, managing personnel
\nmatters for several area companies. Along the way,
\nshe attended training sessions here and there
\nand became active in the Adirondack Human
\nResources Association, but never had the time
\nor inclination to acquire a degree or certification
\nin the field.<\/p>\n

About nine years ago, she decided that she
\nwanted a change from the pressures and frequent
\ntravel of corporate life and started her own
\ncompany. Today, she works out of a home office
\nin Lake George and most of her clients are within
\n100 miles. And she has time for community
\nactivities like organizing the South Glens Falls
\nHoliday Parade.<\/p>\n

The work she does is varied. It includes a lot
\nof training in leadership skills, communication,
\nemotional intelligence, creative thinking, and
\nteam building. She helps her client’s employees
\nimprove their managerial, supervisory and
\ncustomer service skills.<\/p>\n

A new field for her is performing internal
\ninvestigations, for example, investigating sexual
\nharassment complaints, and she can perform
\nwhat she calls a human relations analysis. The
\nanalysis, she said, is really an audit, where she
\nlooks at hiring and training practices, reviews
\nthe company handbook (if there is one), and
\nscrutinizes personnel policies.<\/p>\n

“I do a lot of training on generation gaps in
\nthe workplace,” she added, noting that young
\nemployees have to be managed differently from
\ntheir older colleagues. Employers, she emphasized,
\nhave to make changes to accommodate the
\nchanges that are happening in the world.<\/p>\n

She recalled a recent visit to a high school
\nclassroom. “There were no desks, no chairs, just
\ncouches. It was completely unstructured.”
\nShe tailors everything to a client’s business. “No
\noff-the-shelf training” from her shop, she said.<\/p>\n

Hamel jumped into the world of online
\ncommunications with the same elan she brought
\nto the human resources field as a novice.
\nTechnology is not a challenge for me,” she
\nsaid, “I can work from anywhere. It doesn’t
\nscare me. There’s an ‘undo’ button for a reason.”
\nSo, she created her own website, learned to use
\nFaceBook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and mastered
\nher smartphone. “I can dial into my PC from anywhere,” she said.<\/p>\n

Hamel is a third-generation, Glens Falls-area
\nresident and one of her two grown children
\nremains in the area.
\n“I truly love what I do. I have a passion for
\npeople.” she said, and has a “passion and interest
\nin being current” as she tries to keep up with
\nwhat’s going on in the industry.<\/p>\n

Her office is at 10 Hawthorne Road in Lake
\nGeorge. You can find her online or telephone
\nher at 761-1220.<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy Hamel Resources LLC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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