Working While Black
The Black Person's Guide to Success in the White Workplace
Published on 1. January 2011
289 pages
978-1-56976-834-1 (ISBN)
Description
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 evaluate his or her options-from 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. This new edition has been updated to account for changes in social networking, the Obama effect, the economic downturn, and recent court decisions.
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Content
- 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
