EVOLUTION - Key Persons
Barbara J. Toscano is founder and owner of EVOLUTION, a company that helps organizations and individuals be the best they can be and develop pride and passion about success. It is through a participative developmental process-looking at how behavior and attitude impact desired outcomes-that she enhances the services she offers, including Leadership Development, Personal Coaching, and Human Resources Consulting.
Formerly a senior human resources executive with over 20 years of business experience, Barbara is a progressive leader, team builder, mentor, and problem solver, with a successful track record of developing, motivating, and enhancing people.
Her business career has spanned various industries, including legal, public utilities, retail, consumer products, manufacturing and distribution, cosmetics, chemical/flavor, and fragrance. She has worked with large, public companies, as well as smaller, privately held organizations, both union and non-union.
Barbara managed people and businesses prior to managing the HR function. She incorporated what she learned from outside of HR, having experienced the challenges of line responsibility first hand. She leads by example, is hands-on, and when delegating, releases both responsibility and accountability. When charged with building an HR organization from the ground up, her inclusive leadership style empowered employees to assume ownership of business responsibility, resulting in fostering loyalty, satisfaction, long-term retention, and business success.
As an articulate communicator, Barbara has the ability to establish, build, and maintain trusting relationships. She has coached senior leaders, successfully taken entire organizations through cultural integrations, and facilitated team building for management and cross-functional teams, as well as specific departments and individuals. She enhances the business function through human capital - recognizing the true value in people, through talent assessment, performance management, and development. It is through people that business successes and personal successes are realized, enhancing performance and creating efficiencies.
Barbara holds a BA in English, certified to teach in secondary education, from Gettysburg College, Pa.; completed paralegal training at the Institute for Paralegal Training, Philadelphia, Pa.; is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce, Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce, and NetworkPlus.
Contact Barbara to find out how she can work side-by-side with your business to clearly understand your objectives and capabilities to define a clear and pragmatic strategy. Together we can help you to reach new heights!