Synopses & Reviews
Advice from the Top offers tips and advice to minority women and others wondering what it takes to succeed in careers in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds. To gain the insights, Valencia Campbell reviewed research on career success. Then she interviewed fifteen extraordinary minority women, all of whom shared stories about the path to the top of their fields. They include millionaire business owners like Cathy Hughes and Eunice Dudley, nonprofit executives Stacey Davis Stewart and Jane Smith, former White House staffer Zina Pierre, and television anchor Andrea Roane. But this book goes beyond the usual superficial profile of women achievers. Rather, it shares their views on what constitutes success, the factors they consider important to their success, the obstacles they encountered and overcame, and what women can do today to get ahead. Advice from the Top will inspire minority women who want to advance their careers. The compelling stories described in this book will, further, help them avoid common pitfalls on the road to success. Better, it outlines the obstacles faced and overcome by successful minority women and provides action steps designed to help readers vault the same hurdles with aplomb. Advice from the Top will also help organizations, educational institutions, and business organizations develop and support career and mentoring programs that promote the success of minority women. While women of color have made significant gains in the workplace since the days when the top of the career ladder meant a lowly service occupation, there is a long way to go. Thankfully, as Advice from the Top so clearly illustrates, there is plenty of room at the top--and in many diverse industries--for ambitious minority women with streetsmarts and the right education. What's more, in spotlighting the enormous contributions that minority career women are continuing to make in this country, Advice from the Top will help many more people attain success. This book will thus do no less than leave a lasting legacy for all those who care about improving the status of women in our society.
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"Career success has been variously defined by women as personal fulfillment, a process (unlike a target as men view it), high academic achievement, and being recognized for outstanding service to their community. In sharing the inspiring profiles of 14 minority women achievers who she interviewed, Campbell (PhD, sociology, Howard U.), a consultant
on educational and women's issues, discusses their views on success factors, barriers they faced, and advice to other women, in the contexts of theories of career success and studies of minority women. Resumés, methodological notes, and career resources are appended." - Reference & Research Book News
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"By sharing the stories of fourteen successful women of color, Valencia Campbell helps remove myths and mystery from the concept of success, and ground it squarely in the context of gender, race and class realities. This is a useful examination for all of us." < p="">Ellen Bravo < br=""> former Director, 9to5 < br=""> National Association of Working Women <>
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"This book is well grounded in research (theory) and ( practice) with the personal stories of dynamic working women that transverse many careers. There is something in this book for any woman who has an interest in advancing her career." < p="">The Honorable Judge Mary Terrell < br=""> Retired D.C. Superior Court <>
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"I am sure this book will be informative and beneficial to all who read it, especially young people entering the workforce and beginning their careers." < p="">Obie Patterson < br=""> Former Maryland State Delegate <>
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"You've made it possible for many women to benefit from the experience of other women. Because so many of us are so busy just trying to keep our heads above water, we don't often take the time to share what we know--and what a pity! Sharing is how we women can progress and be in a position to bring other women along. Thank you for caring enough to share this information on so many smart, wonderful and successful women." < p="">Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. < br=""> Chair, National Congress of Black Women <>
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"Valencia Campbell has given the nation a very thoughtful examination of the workplace successes of some of today's top minority women achievers. Their stories will surely inspire you to set your goals high, as they recount the obstacles they have had to overcome to succeed. I encourage you to consider a diverse set of career choices, like the ones presented here--and I might add, the Congress of the United States . We need you in the House and the Senate too. The sacrifices of such civil rights activists as Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Dr. Dorothy Height, Dr. C. Delores Tucker, and many women before them demand that you take your seat at the table.' " < p="">Congresswoman Diane E. Watson, Ph.D <>
Synopsis
Minority women who have made it to the top offer tips and advice to others who wonder what it takes to succeed in careers in both the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.
To gain the invaluable insights in Advice from the Top: What Minority Women Say about Their Career Success, Valencia Campbell reviewed research on career success, then interviewed 14 extraordinary minority women, each of whom shared stories about the path(s) to the top of her field. But this book goes beyond the usual superficial profiles of women achievers. Rather, it shares their views on what constitutes success, the factors they consider important to their success, and the obstacles they encountered and overcame.
The book also provides concrete action steps designed to help readers vault the hurdles encountered by the women profiled, and to do so with aplomb. And it offers insider advice on how to overcome bias to reach goals. Perhaps most important, Advice from the Top will inspire minority women who want to advance their careers, leaving a lasting legacy for all those who care about improving the status of women in our society.
Synopsis
Advice from the Top offers tips and advice to minority women and others wondering what it takes to succeed in careers in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds. To gain the insights, Valencia Campbell reviewed research on career success. Then she interviewed fourteen extraordinary minority women, all of whom shared stories about the path to the top of their fields. They include millionaire business owners like Cathy Hughes and Eunice Dudley, nonprofit executive Jane Smith, former White House staffer Zina Pierre, and television anchor Andrea Roane. But this book goes beyond the usual superficial profile of women achievers. Rather, it shares their views on what constitutes success, the factors they consider important to their success, the obstacles they encountered and overcame, and what women can do today to get ahead.
Advice from the Top will inspire minority women who want to advance their careers. The compelling stories described in this book will, further, help them avoid common pitfalls on the road to success. Better, it outlines the obstacles faced and overcome by successful minority women and provides action steps designed to help readers vault the same hurdles with aplomb. Advice from the Top will also help organizations, educational institutions, and business organizations develop and support career and mentoring programs that promote the success of minority women.
Synopsis
Minority women who have made it to the top offer tips and advice to others who wonder what it takes to succeed in careers in both the for-profit and nonprofit worlds.
Synopsis
• Includes profiles of successful minority women such as millionaire business owners Cathy Hughes and Eunice Dudley, nonprofit executive Jane Smith, former White House staffer Zina Pierre, and television anchor Andrea Roane
• Provides concrete action steps minority women can take to avoid common pitfalls and make it to the top of their chosen fields
• Spotlights the enormous contributions minority career women continue to make in this country with the goal of helping many more attain success
• Will help organizations, educational institutions, and businesses develop and support career and mentoring programs that promote the success of minority women
Synopsis
To gain the invaluable insights in Advice from the Top: What Minority Women Say about Their Career SuccesS≪/i>, Valencia Campbell reviewed research on career success, then interviewed 14 extraordinary minority women, each of whom shared stories about the path(s) to the top of her field. But this book goes beyond the usual superficial profiles of women achievers. Rather, it shares their views on what constitutes success, the factors they consider important to their success, and the obstacles they encountered and overcame.
The book also provides concrete action steps designed to help readers vault the hurdles encountered by the women profiled, and to do so with aplomb. And it offers insider advice on how to overcome bias to reach goals. Perhaps most important, Advice from the ToP≪/i> will inspire minority women who want to advance their careers, leaving a lasting legacy for all those who care about improving the status of women in our society.
About the Author
VALENCIA CAMPBELL is a consultant on educational topics and women's issues. With a Ph.D. in Sociology from Howard University, she has completed projects for the Baltimore Public School System, National Science Foundation, the National Congress of Black Women, and the National Council of Negro Women. She has also taught at Bowie State University and Howard University.