Awards/Media
Abhay is a two-time winner of ASTD's Excellence in Practice Award and regularly shares his views on today's management challenges with journalists from various publications.
Interviewed and quoted in a story in The Wall Street Journal online on “How Googlies Could Save Your Meeting” discussing the role of sports in bridging the cultural divide in international business settings.
Interviewed by HR Magazine, Society of Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) flagship publication, for a feature article on HR’s role in strategic planning.
Interviewed and a closing quote by MSNBC.com Careers columnist Eve Tahmincioglu for a story on “How job seekers can get their foot in the door”
Interviewed and quoted in an investigative report titled “Inquiry sought into days off issue” in The London Free Press on high absenteeism rates for city employees.
Closing quote in a business report “Plant closings in Putnam part of offshoring trend” in The Journal News on offshoring trend and its impact on loss of local jobs in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley.
Quoted extensively in a SHRM Online column on project-based billing.
Two-paragraph chapter introduction on change management and communication in the book The Matrix Organization Reloaded by Marvin Gottlieb.
Acknowledged in the book "Driving Peak Sales Performance in Call Centers" by Mary Murcott for influencing her thinking on leadership and performance management.
Extensively quoted in The Leading Edge in the cover story “How do you know what your clients want?” exploring multiple avenues to identify what clients need to boost the business bottom line.
Innovative Solutions Consulting, LLC was recognized by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) with 2006 Excellence in Practice Citation in the Performance Improvement category. ASTD is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals. The ASTD Board of Directors honored the winners during the ASTD International Conference & Exposition. The winning practices were featured in an Awards Booklet distributed at the conference and are posted on the ASTD Website. This is the second time in the last five years that Innovative Solutions Consulting, LLC has won this coveted recognition. The 2001 Excellence in Practice Award was in the Workplace Learning & Development category. View the full Press Release.
Extensively quoted in The Business Journal article "Companies hide outsourcing in global shadow" on the growing trend of outsourcing to India and how U.S. employers are treading carefully.
June 2007
Interviewed and quoted in The Business Journal article “Good 'ol boy network feels winds of change” on increasing influence of diversity in the commercial real estate industry.
January 2007
Interviewed and quoted in the Sales & Marketing Magazine article “Must See TV: Lessons from NBC's 'The Office'” on the real-life lessons of the popular, Emmy-winning NBC show "The Office."
December 2006
Interviewed and quoted in The Business Journal article “Ad industry grapples with blending workers of different generations” on multi-generational diversity in the traditional advertising industry.
October 2006