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  • ISBN: 9780814416808
  • ISBN: 0814416802
  • Physical Description: xx, 266 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : American Management Association, ©2011.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More
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Introduction -- Learning the game. Strategy 1 : ... Read More
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If the name Randal Pinkett sounds familiar, it may ... Read More
Subject: African American businesspeople > Psychology.
African Americans > Race identity.
Discrimination in employment > United States.
Success in business > United States.
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24510. ‡aBlack faces in white places : ‡b10 game-changing strategies to achieve success and find greatness / ‡cRandal Pinkett and Jeffrey Robinson, with Philana Patterson.
260 . ‡aNew York : ‡bAmerican Management Association, ‡c©2011.
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504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index.
520 . ‡aIf the name Randal Pinkett sounds familiar, it may be because Pinkett was the first African-American winner on The Apprentice. When he won, this black man also became the only contestant to be asked to share his victory with a white woman. The request (and Pinkett's subsequent refusal) set off a firestorm of controversy that inevitably focused on the issue of race in the American workplace and in society. For generations, African-Americans have been told that to succeed, they need to work twice as hard as everyone else. But as millions of black Americans were reminded by Pinkett's experience, sometimes hard work is not enough. Black Faces in White Places is about "the game" that is, the competitive world in which we all live and work. The book of fers 10 revolutionary strategies for playing, mastering, and chang ing the game for the current generation, while under taking a whole sale redefinition of the rules for those who will follow. It.
5050 . ‡aIntroduction -- Learning the game. Strategy 1 : Establish a strong identity and purpose. Strategy 2 : Obtain broad exposure. Strategy 3 : Demonstrate excellence -- Playing the game. Strategy 4 : Build diverse and solid relationships. Strategy 5 : Seek the wisdom of others. Strategy 6 : Find strength in numbers -- Mastering the game. Strategy 7 : Think and act intrapreneurially. Strategy 8 : Think and act entrepreneurially -- Redefining the game. Strategy 9 : Synergize and reach scale. Strategy 10 : Give back generously -- Epilogue : Is success the standard or is greatness the goal?
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650 0. ‡aDiscrimination in employment ‡zUnited States.
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