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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- Is “Dress for Success” Outdated?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
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