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• Race Rules Book
• Winter 2018 Thought Leader Spotlight – Shamina Singh
• Diversity in Tech – Not About Kumbaya But Your Bottom Line
• Navigating Career Transitions in Pro Sports – Athletes Must Help Themselves Succeed in Retirement
• July 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Ida Liu
• Beware of the Fine Print – Forced Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts
• Building a Winning Team Culture – Lessons in Sports & Corporate America
• June 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Tracy McKibben
• Avoiding an Uber-Bad Mistake – Diversity’s Cautionary Tale for the Tech Industry
• Life After Pro Sports – Time to Plan for the Inevitable
• 5 Tips for Starting a New Job – Be Proactive & Strategic!
• May 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Elizabeth Preis
• Negotiation Tip #3 – The Art of No Deal & Learning to Compromise
• April 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Gwenna Gainer Lucas
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Showing Respect in the Workplace
• Negotiation Tip #2 – When Should You “Go Nuclear” & Detonate the Nuclear Option?
• Check Your Phone at the Door! Are You Disrespecting Your Coworkers?
• Negotiation Tip #1 – Let the Dogs Fight Over the Bones!
• March 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Nelson Boyce
• How to Avoid Workplace Doldrums – 3 Tips to Find Fulfillment & Purpose at Work
• Yes! The Focus is Blacks for Black History Month – 5 Best Practices for Celebrating Heritage Months
• February 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Tiffany Dufu
• 5 Tips for Effective Networking – Your Network Is Your Net Worth
• 4 Tips for Coping with Workplace Anxiety, Misery & Stress
• January 2017 Thought Leader Spotlight – Gina Ford (Usain Bolt’s Global Commercial Agent)
• Time to Walk Away? 5 Signs It’s Time for A New Job
• Navigating Corporate Change – 5 Tips to Becoming Invaluable During Uncertain Times
• December 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Tameeka Smith
• Pro Athlete Career Lessons – #3 Financial Planning
• November 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – David Greenspan
• Historic Diversity Trailblazer & Equality Advocate – California’s First Black Female Judge Dies at 96 Years Young
• Pro Athlete Career Lessons – #2 Career Planning
• Job Transition Survival Guide – Tackling the First 90 Days
• October 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Tucker McCrady
• Pro Athlete Career Lessons – #1 Leadership Strategy
• Is “Dress for Success” Outdated? – 3 Reasons Why It Isn’t
• September 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Patricia David
• Corporate Nomads & Hot-Desking – 6 Tips to Limit Stress
• August 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Desiree Rogers
• Start Recruiting Smart – 3 Important Interview Questions
• Putting the “Professional” in Professional Sports
• July 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Michelle Caruso-Cabrera
• Is It My Move? Making First Offers in Negotiations
• June 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Susan Lyne
• 4 Tips for Your Mid-Year Performance Review
• Recovering from PR Disasters – Can Athletes Bounce Back?
• Renting While Black – Does Airbnb Discriminate?
• Is the Ball in their Court? Will Pioneering Marketing Partnerships Change NBA Negotiations?
• May 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Fred Mwangaguhunga
• Alexander Hamilton Wins the $10 But Does Diversity Lose?
• April 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Michelle Peluso
• Bring Back Dodgeball? Coddling = Poor Workplace Coping Skills
• 6 Rules Kindergarten Taught About Negotiating
• 4 Tips to Outmaneuver Workplace Bullies & Toxic Colleagues
• March 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Marvin Menzies
• Oscars Boycott – Missing the Mark?
• Bunking Up on Business Trips?! 4 Tips for Negotiating Difficult Conversations
• February 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Judy Sweet
• And the Oscar Goes to…Old White Men
• Workplace Email Etiquette – 6 Simple Tips to Shine
• January 2016 Thought Leader Spotlight – Raymond J. McGuire
• 4 Easy New Year’s Job Resolutions to Keep
• New Year = New Plan! 5 Tips to Kick-Start Your Career
• December 2015 Thought Leader Spotlight – Amina Hassan, PhD
• November 2015 Thought Leader Spotlight – Aisha Christian of Rent the Runway
• Diversity Policies in France = National Security Solution
• Jennifer Lawrence Is Right! Hollywood = Wage Inequality
• October 2015 Thought Leader Spotlight – Hal Biagas of Excel Sports Management
• Fired Up on the Streets, but Not in the Boardroom — Is Corporate America Missing the Mark?
• September 2015 Thought Leader Spotlight – Rebecca Granne of Mylan N.V.
• Super Bowl to Sofa Surfing: Are Pro Athletes Going Broke?
• Get Your Career Back on Track – Summer Is Ending! 5 Tips to Maximize Productivity
• August 2015 Thought Leader Spotlight – Johnita Walker Mizelle of Luxor Asset Management
• 5 Interview Follow Up Questions
• How Much Do You Make? – Responding to the Dreaded Interview Question
• Student-Athletes = Professional Athletes?
• 6 Tips to Negotiate Your Salary
• Time to Dump the Trump!
• Nazis, Nudity, and Rejecting “No Means No” — Today’s Marketing Realities
• Career Suicide – Lying Like NBC’s Brian Williams
• Banning Salary Negotiations – Is Ellen Pao Right?
• Homogeniuses: HBO’s “Silicon Valley” Mirrors Tech Industry’s Diversity Realities
• Conquering Fear in Negotiations