By David Gallagher Last week I posted some news on my personal social media feeds about a – my – decision to leave a good job with nice people. Here’s the post as it appeared, first on Instagram (reposted automatically to Facebook), and then on Twitter as a thread, and ultimately LinkedIn: Work news ……… Continue reading Unexpected Pandemic Side Effect: Many Rethink Personal and Career Goals
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Students Research Agency Holding Companies
First in a periodic series of major agency holding company summaries researched and written by PRAD graduate students at DePaul University. By Samantha Perlman and Ashlyne Wilson They called it the “Big Bang,” an event so great it warranted a title synonymous with the creation of the universe. The 1986 merger of ad agencies BBDO, Doyle…… Continue reading Students Research Agency Holding Companies
Career Capsule: Omnicom’s Karen van Bergen Says ‘Trust Your Gut’
Karen van Bergen is beginning her fourth month as the first CEO of the 6,000-person Omnicom Public Relations Group that oversees 10 primary PR agency brands — including FleishmanHillard, Ketchum and Porter Novelli. In this Career Capsule, Karen writes about how she discovered and fell in love with public relations. By Karen van Bergen As I came to the…… Continue reading Career Capsule: Omnicom’s Karen van Bergen Says ‘Trust Your Gut’
4 Key Lessons from Leaders Under Pressure
If you have to cross picket lines to get to the office, lead a battlefield from the board room, or evade the law to meet your business goals you’re probably not the typical 9-to-5 corporate leader. It’s one thing to lead under the best of circumstances. It’s quite another to manage a team facing a…… Continue reading 4 Key Lessons from Leaders Under Pressure