S3:Ep 15

How To Manage Your Career in Trump America: You Can Make It To The C-Suite

In this episode, we talk about how to handle the workplace shenanigans in the Trump Era.

I also talk about this past week’s House Financial Services Committee hearing where  @RepAlGreen, TX District 9, asked the all white male panel of CEOs from 7 of the largest banks in the US if the succession plans for their roles included a woman or person of color…. You have to watch it for yourself:



Let’s face it, the odds have not been in our favor.  But that doesn’t mean we don’t have FAVOR.  Change is coming and we just have to keep working and helping each other.

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Key Points From This Episode:

• Check out Voyage Dallas article about the podcast
• Workplace Bullying is Real
• Felicia shares story of boss bullying her prior to B-school
• You have to advocate for yourself
• Documentation is key to protecting and standing up for yourself
• White Male Banking CEOs have planned to replace themselves with more white males
• You have to believe in yourself, even if the succession plans today make the odds seem insurmountable
• Never give up
• Call a friend and check on them this week

Sources:

https://www.workplacebullying.org/individuals/problem/being-bullied/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace_bullying

https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-times-youll-have-to-stand-up-for-yourself-at-work-because-no-one-else-will

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolution-the-self/201209/how-and-how-not-stand-yourself

https://www.success.com/10-powerful-ways-to-stand-up-for-yourself-in-any-situation/

Sound Bites:

https://youtu.be/hzaY9Ko9VAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5osw5u9Uq4

https://youtu.be/FTBxFKteO-U

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