| | DECEMBER - JANUARY MANAGEHRMAGAZINE.COM8In MyOpinionBy Genevieve Roberts, Managing Director, Leadership & Organizational Development, GallagherHow has your journey been as an industry leader? What are your current roles and responsibilities at Gallagher?I was trying to get an internship during my senior year at Wellesley College, where I was doing my undergraduate work in psychobiology, so I applied for various internships and eventually ended up in an HR role in a hotel in Boston. In that role, I gained valuable HR experience. Following my internship, I was hired as an HR representative by a semiconductor company in New York, where I stayed for four years. This job made me realize the impact of human resources in manufacturing and what it means to be an employee advocate. And, since I lacked a business degree, I made the decision to apply for Georgetown University's MBA program. While pursuing my MBA, I had the chance to intern at IBM, which allowed me to learn more about marketing and communications and inspire an interest in that field. Although I was eager to work in the marketing field, I learned about another opportunity when an alumnus from my business school told me about a position at Pepsi in the HR division. I realized that I enjoy the human aspects of the business the most and, ultimately, decided to take the position and focus on HR instead of marketing. I spent six years working for Pepsi in their Pizza Hut division before switching to Capital One in a strategic business partner role. A few years later, they transferred me to Richmond, Virginia, where I currently reside. As I had to work in various HR departments like compensation, training, leadership development, and recruitment, I gained a lot of knowledge in HR management.My career at Capital One took me on the road most of the time, and I was also expecting the birth of my daughter. After I ROLE OF COACHING IN CHANGE MANAGEMENTGenevieve Roberts is the Managing Director in Gallagher's Human Resources & Compensation Consulting practice. Genevieve has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources, Leadership and Organizational Development consulting. She has specialized experience in executive coaching, leadership development, organizational structure, employee engagement, competency development, succession planning, and leadership design.
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