Please Sit Over There
Please Sit Over There
How to Manage Power, Overcome Exclusion, and Succeed as a Black Woman at Work
Edition: 1
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 09 August, 2022
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9781523001545
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The key to your career advancement is understanding how power works--who has it, where it hides, and how it's used. Please Sit Over There teaches Black women the career skills they need to navigate an uneven playing field and achieve long-lasting professional success.
Black women continuously navigate systems that were never intended for them while using a set of rules that was never designed for them. There are so many unwritten rules of power still at play in professional organizations that repeatedly hinder Black women in their career development and overall workplace experiences.
In this book, Francine Parham shares her knowledge as a former Black female global executive of two major corporations on how to move up in the workplace while maintaining a sense of sanity. The first section lays the foundation for understanding power dynamics, while the second section shows how to “shift the power” as a professional Black woman. Finally, the third section helps readers to pinpoint and navigate the particulars of an organization's flawed systems and processes so they can advance to the next professional level.
Please Sit Over There honors the painstaking work being undertaken to deconstruct broken institutions and demonstrates how Black women can achieve their goals while those institutions still exist-effectively opening doors for all women of color to come.
Black women continuously navigate systems that were never intended for them while using a set of rules that was never designed for them. There are so many unwritten rules of power still at play in professional organizations that repeatedly hinder Black women in their career development and overall workplace experiences.
In this book, Francine Parham shares her knowledge as a former Black female global executive of two major corporations on how to move up in the workplace while maintaining a sense of sanity. The first section lays the foundation for understanding power dynamics, while the second section shows how to “shift the power” as a professional Black woman. Finally, the third section helps readers to pinpoint and navigate the particulars of an organization's flawed systems and processes so they can advance to the next professional level.
Please Sit Over There honors the painstaking work being undertaken to deconstruct broken institutions and demonstrates how Black women can achieve their goals while those institutions still exist-effectively opening doors for all women of color to come.
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The key to your career advancement is understanding how power works--who has it, where it hides, and how it's used. Please Sit Over There teaches Black women the career skills they need to navigate an uneven playing field and achieve long-lasting professional success.
Black women continuously navigate systems that were never intended for them while using a set of rules that was never designed for them. There are so many unwritten rules of power still at play in professional organizations that repeatedly hinder Black women in their career development and overall workplace experiences.
In this book, Francine Parham shares her knowledge as a former Black female global executive of two major corporations on how to move up in the workplace while maintaining a sense of sanity. The first section lays the foundation for understanding power dynamics, while the second section shows how to “shift the power” as a professional Black woman. Finally, the third section helps readers to pinpoint and navigate the particulars of an organization's flawed systems and processes so they can advance to the next professional level.
Please Sit Over There honors the painstaking work being undertaken to deconstruct broken institutions and demonstrates how Black women can achieve their goals while those institutions still exist-effectively opening doors for all women of color to come.
Black women continuously navigate systems that were never intended for them while using a set of rules that was never designed for them. There are so many unwritten rules of power still at play in professional organizations that repeatedly hinder Black women in their career development and overall workplace experiences.
In this book, Francine Parham shares her knowledge as a former Black female global executive of two major corporations on how to move up in the workplace while maintaining a sense of sanity. The first section lays the foundation for understanding power dynamics, while the second section shows how to “shift the power” as a professional Black woman. Finally, the third section helps readers to pinpoint and navigate the particulars of an organization's flawed systems and processes so they can advance to the next professional level.
Please Sit Over There honors the painstaking work being undertaken to deconstruct broken institutions and demonstrates how Black women can achieve their goals while those institutions still exist-effectively opening doors for all women of color to come.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One: Where Power Comes from, Really
- Chapter One: Please Sit Over There
- Chapter Two: What You Need to Know about Power
- Part Two: Your Voice, Your Choice
- Chapter Three: Stop Cleaning Up the Room
- Chapter Four: What Is This Job Really Preparing Me For?
- Chapter Five: To Be or Not to Be Authentic
- Part Three: The Relationships that will Make Power Work for You
- Chapter Six: It’s Never Too Early to Build a Network
- Chapter Seven: Who’s Pounding on the Table for You, Francine?
- Chapter Eight: Place Her on the Flip Chart Over There
- Chapter Nine: At the Table, but Not Really
- Chapter Ten: Bullied, Backstabbed, and Boxed In
- Chapter Eleven: Your Soul Is Not for Sale
- Conclusion: The Secret to Your Own Power
- Afterword: The Leader’s Role in Helping Black Women
- Discussion Guide
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author
- About Francine Parham & Co.
Review quote
“Black women can't afford to wait around for broken systems to be fixed. Francine Parham knows what it takes to gain influence and fight for inclusion in an unfair world, and in this book she shares her extensive experience and practical advice on how to overcome intersectional barriers and biases.”
-Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
“Through personal anecdotes and lived experiences as a Black woman, Francine teaches us the importance of power, how to obtain it, harness it, and use it to your advantage-from the receptionist to the CEO and, most importantly, from within yourself. A must-read for women wanting to advance in their career.”
-Lisa Kaplowitz, Executive Director, Rutgers Center for Women in Business
“Parham helps set the table in Please Sit Over There to remind Black women they belong at every table and, most importantly, how to recognize when it's time to find a new one.”
-Minda Harts, bestselling author of The Memo
“This book is a wonderful coach for any new careerist. At the same time, it is also a coach for those with long careers who want to get savvy about how to manage and continue to grow their careers. A great job by someone who has not only thought long and hard about these issues but has truly lived them and learned!”
-Bev Kaye, EdD, coauthor of Up Is Not the Only Way, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, and Love 'Em or Lose 'Em
“A must-read for all. Rarely do I come across books on careers that give a practical and close look at what happens behind the scenes. Power as a topic is so important and so difficult to capture from a nuance perspective. Francine has done a great job of sharing her experience and teasing out the nuance.”
-Pavan Bhatia, founder of the social impact venture GenWe and former Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, PepsiCo
“Packed with wisdom, insights, and practical advice, this book is a powerful and essential read for every Black woman-and all women of color-on how to navigate their corporate careers and achieve success in the workplace.”
-Aparna Ramaswamy, angel investor and Board Member, American India Foundation
-Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
“Through personal anecdotes and lived experiences as a Black woman, Francine teaches us the importance of power, how to obtain it, harness it, and use it to your advantage-from the receptionist to the CEO and, most importantly, from within yourself. A must-read for women wanting to advance in their career.”
-Lisa Kaplowitz, Executive Director, Rutgers Center for Women in Business
“Parham helps set the table in Please Sit Over There to remind Black women they belong at every table and, most importantly, how to recognize when it's time to find a new one.”
-Minda Harts, bestselling author of The Memo
“This book is a wonderful coach for any new careerist. At the same time, it is also a coach for those with long careers who want to get savvy about how to manage and continue to grow their careers. A great job by someone who has not only thought long and hard about these issues but has truly lived them and learned!”
-Bev Kaye, EdD, coauthor of Up Is Not the Only Way, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go, and Love 'Em or Lose 'Em
“A must-read for all. Rarely do I come across books on careers that give a practical and close look at what happens behind the scenes. Power as a topic is so important and so difficult to capture from a nuance perspective. Francine has done a great job of sharing her experience and teasing out the nuance.”
-Pavan Bhatia, founder of the social impact venture GenWe and former Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, PepsiCo
“Packed with wisdom, insights, and practical advice, this book is a powerful and essential read for every Black woman-and all women of color-on how to navigate their corporate careers and achieve success in the workplace.”
-Aparna Ramaswamy, angel investor and Board Member, American India Foundation
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