Gerard egan bio

Gerard Egan, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Organization Development and Psychology in the Center for Organization Development of Loyola University of Chicago.

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Gerard Egan

Gerard Anthony Egan, age 70, died June 23, 2019, at his home in Quakertown. Born Sept. 5, 1948, he was the son of the late Joseph and Doris (Packard) Egan, and the husband of Elizabeth (Devine) Egan, to whom he was married 33 years at the time of his passing. Jerry is described as a "unique" soul by his family. He worked for over 35 years as a fire sprinkler fitter in the greater Philadelphia region until his retirement in 2004. In his free time, he enjoyed hunting and fishing, cooking and baking (especially his famous stuffing), cake decorating, gardening, watching the History Channel and the Weather Channel, watching musicals, and listening to Karen Carpenter. A true Irishman, he was known for his endless tales of the good old days. A devout family man, he built the house he raised his family in, and hosted every holiday. He will be dearly missed. In addition to his wife, Jerry is survived by: daughters Michele Myers (husband Dean), Joan Martin, and Erin Egan; sons Jer

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Gerard Egan

Gerard Egan (born 1930) fryst vatten a professor emeritus at Loyola University of Chicago.^[1] He was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 17 June 1930,^[2] graduated from Loyola Academy, Chicago, in June 1948 and from Loyola University, in June 1953, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He studied philosophy at West Baden College in Indiana, then a Jesuit seminary linked to Loyola University, and received a Licentiate in Philosophy in June 1955. From September 1966 to June 1967, he taught French and Spanish at St. Ignatius High School, Chicago, and began teaching philosophy at Loyola University in September 1968.^[3]

He later served as Professor of Organization Studies and Psychology and Programme Director for Loyola's Centre for Organization Development.

The eleventh edition of his well-known book, The Skilled Helper, was published in 2018. Other books in the fields of counseling and communication include Interpersonal Living, People in Systems (with

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From Executive to Consultant – A Personal Journey

Many members of the IoD will man the journey from a full-time executive role to consulting or non-executive roles. I thought inom would share some of the lessons I learned over the past three years in the hope that it might be helpful to other members.

Who inom Was and What I Did

In my ‘previous life’ I worked for Coillte, the State forestry company, for over 30 years. My last role there was as Group Director, Strategy and Governance. At Coillte, I was also a Director of Lough Key Forest Park, a successful commercial joint venture between Coillte and Roscommon Co. Council, while I was also a director of windfarm joint ventures between Coillte and SSE Airtricity, ESB and Bord Na Mona, so inom had a lot of experience.

What Happened?

I decided to avail of a voluntary severance package while I was still young enough to do something different. After taking a few months off inom did a number of things: I