A timely resource for Black professionals on how to rise to the top of their organizations or industries and, just as importantly, to stay there.

Black Faces in High Places is the essential guide for Black professionals who are moving up through their organizations or industries but need a roadmap for how to get to the top and stay there. Based on the authors' considerable experiences in business, in the public eye, and as a minority, the book shows how African-American professionals can (and must) think and act both entrepreneurially and "intrapreneurially".

In this book, you will:

• Expand yourself beyond your comfort zone
• Recognize and demonstrate the four facets of excellence
• Build beneficial relationships and powerful networks
• Identify different mentors and learn from others' experiences
• Discover ways of working with others to facilitate collective action

Black Faces in High?Places highlights the experiences of other Black faces in high places who were able to navigate various crossroads, reach the top, and stay there, including insights from President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Cathy Hughes, Angela Glover Blackwell, Ken Chenault, Senator Cory Booker, Geoffrey Canada, and others.

About the Author
Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author, scholar, and leading voice for his generation in business, technology, diversity, and inclusion. He is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of his fifth venture, BCT Partners, a multimillion-dollar research, training, consulting, technology, and data analytics firm headquartered in Newark, NJ. BCT's mission is to provide insights about diverse people that lead to equity. The company has been recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms and has been named to the Black Enterprise BE 100 list of the nation's largest African American-owned businesses. Jeffrey A. Robinson, Ph.D. is an award-winning business school professor, international speaker and entrepreneur.

Reviews
'Black Faces in High Places details the blueprint for Black professionals to not only grow as leaders but explains the importance of being a mentor to others who are striving to achieve the top status too often denied. This is an incredible book outlining essential strategies that every Black professional should embrace.' * David L. Steward, Founder and Chairman, World Wide Technology *
'Black Faces in High Places not only gives strategy, it gives proof of concepts by authorship from people who have done it!' * Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO and Founder, ActOne Group *
'Black Faces in High Places should be required reading for any African-American professional.' * Bob Johnson, Founder, Black Entertainment Television and The RLJ Companies *
'The roadmap to climb the ladder and create lasting change is found in Black Faces in High Places.' * Cathy Hughes, Founder and Chairperson of Urban One *
'Black Faces in High Places is an essential roadmap for any African-American professional or aspiring professional to learn to navigate what can be challenging terrain. This book is one part toolkit, two parts inspiration.' * Joy-Ann Reid, host of MSNBC's The ReidOut *



Book Information
ISBN 9781400228973
Author Randal D. Pinkett
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint HarperCollins Leadership
Publisher HarperCollins Focus
Weight(grams) 317g
Dimensions(mm) 209mm * 138mm * 26mm