“I was a kid of the four P’s: public school, public libraries, public parks and public safety net programs,” says Nicole R. Robinson (BUS ’92, MBA ’00), a proud Chicago South Sider and the CEO of the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. From the time that she was a teenager, Robinson had an unflinching curiosity. She…
Category: Professional Development
Lessons from Building a Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
With our role as a strong corporate citizen, we want to be able to support our partners in doing their best work to the extent that we can.” – Corliss Garner (BUS ’06) Seven years ago, Corliss Garner (BUS ’96) returned to DePaul to address a group of high school students from underresourced communities as…
Food Bank Executive Offers Crisis Leadership Advice
We’re trying to obtain a variety of foods, but at the same time we’re also trying to make sure we’re continuously getting food out into the communities especially those that have been direly affected by the crisis. — Sheila Creghin (MBA ’84, JD ’89) “If I’d had a crystal ball,” says Sheila Creghin (MBA ’84,…
A Leadership Guide for Working Parents
Alyssa Westring has been researching work-life balance for 18 years, since before she became a parent. Now an associate professor of management in the Driehaus College of Business and a mother of two, Westring thinks a lot about the advice her mother gave her when she was growing up. You can have it all, she…
Getting to the C-Suite: How Sponsorship Can Propel Your Career in Ways that Mentorship Can’t
“Sponsorship and mentorship are often used interchangeably, but they are two different things,” says Stephanie Smith (DBA ’19), vice president and chief human resources officer at DePaul. Making the distinction between the two is a big part of Smith’s recently completed dissertation, which examines racial and gender differences in the executive sponsorship of black women….
Professor Shares Out-of-This-World Advice for Leadership
Like NASA, the business world operates in team-based environments. Whether these business-team environments are competitive, volatile or uncertain, they share many similarities with space crews.” Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise was mostly a good leader, according to Neal Outland, a DePaul management and entrepreneurship faculty member who has researched the leadership qualities of real-life…
Career Coaching Workshops Help Students and Alumni Advance
There is no such thing as a one-size fits-all approach to career education at business schools. While some students are just entering the workforce and need help with résumé building and interview skills, others are looking for career coaching to help them advance on the path to the C-suite. The Kellstadt Career Management Center offers…
Double Demon Scholarship Offers Alumni New Opportunities
Jeanette Gerger (BUS ’09) graduated from DePaul at the height of the recession that began in 2008. Even so, she was able to find a good job in market research due to her internships and the business skills she learned in class. Her father, a business owner and entrepreneur who inspired Gerger to study business,…
Six Tips for New Managers
Earning a business degree can lead to many different opportunities in the workplace including managing a team of employees. Amanda Rzepka (BUS ’07) knew that she always wanted to lead a team, and she earned that chance when she was hired by Jet Support Services, an airline insurance company, as an accounting manager. “I think…
Managing a Multicultural Staff
We are at a unique place in the dynamic evolution of the American workforce. It’s not uncommon for people in their 60s to be working on teams with colleagues who are the age of their grandchildren. In some cases, younger managers are supervising employees twice their age. With such age disparities, managers are seeking ways…
