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Posts:October 2020, Careers and Culture
2020 Might Have a Silver Lining for Employees with Disabilities
by Michele Lanza| October 30, 2020
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month in the U.S., and so, as a part of Ketchum’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leadership team, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to how we at Ketchum can do a better job of creating a culture of inclusivity for people with disabilities. As a person with a […]
Advice for a Smooth Return to Work after Maternity Leave
by Sophie Raine| October 23, 2020
Childcare sorted? Check. Return to work plan agreed? Check. Desperate to abandon my newly acquired baby voice and engage my brain again? Abso-bloody-lutely check. Sense of calm and wellbeing? Not so much. Getting back to work after maternity leave is ALL the emotions, ranging from distress to elation. Couple that with a return to the […]
My Kids Are Voting for the First Time—Here’s What I Told Them
by James Peters| October 22, 2020
In a few weeks, two of my four children will be participating in a U.S. presidential election for the first time. Like most families around the globe, we’ve had more togetherness than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and politics has been a bigger topic of conversation at our house this year than in the […]
During COVID, Awards Illustrate the True Rewards of Community
by Sarah Devaney| October 2, 2020
These have been strange times for everyone—and especially for regional leaders of geography-based offices. The hallway banter and kitchen catchups (or Ketch-ups as we call them) at our NYC headquarters mirror the bustling Manhattan vibe of Sixth Avenue and 52nd Street a few floors below us. Or they used to. It’s a challenge to keep […]