Working While Black : The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace.
Title:
Working While Black : The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace.
Author:
Malveaux, Julianne.
ISBN:
9781569768341
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Series:
Black Person's Guides
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Disclaimer -- Foreword by Julianne Malveaux -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The 15 Percent Difference -- 2 Where to Be a Black Employee in White America -- 3 Ain't Too Proud to Beg: How Blacks Get Through the Door in the First Place -- 4 Talking Good and Well -- 5 Hair, Flair, and What You Wear -- 6 What the %^& Are You Tweeting? -- 7 Friends, Foes, and Fakers -- 8 Fitting In While Standing Out, Settling In Without Selling Out -- 9 When Attitude Is the Issue -- 10 Law and Order, or What to Do If You Decide to Sue -- 11 Bridge over Troubled Waters -- 12 Feeling Down but Not Out -- Conclusion -- Resources -- Index.
Abstract:
This guide offers practical suggestions for black Americans to develop mental awareness, a psychological game plan, and an increased level of business savvy in order to negotiate the minefield of the white work world. Included are commonsense scenarios and real-life solutions that will help every black American to evaluate his or her optionsfrom getting hired to getting fired, from adjusting one's attitude to suing an employer. Tips are offered on how African Americans can fit their styles, mindsets, and history into the workplace, and insight is provided into how best to deal with situations, problems, and issues unique to being black in a white working world.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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