Unwritten Insights: A Career Playbook for Leaders of Color is your go to resource to help you differentiate yourself in the workplace !
Leadership
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Workplace Culture
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Career Advancement
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Transformation
Leadership • Workplace Culture • Career Advancement • Transformation
What Readers Are Saying
“Many books today tell the reader about issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Others describe leadership and professional development techniques.
Unwritten Insights does a masterful job of weaving these important, timely, and essential challenges together, using the rare and truly special experiences of the author as examples.
This is an important contribution to the field and will enhance the careers of many and lead to organizations where all can thrive.”
—Christy Harris Lemak, PhD, FACHE, Professor, Health Services Administration, University of Alabama at Birmingham
“Unwritten Insights is an impactful look at what it takes for BIPOC leaders to succeed in today’s dynamic environment. Lenetra King brings into the open the unspoken challenges and unwritten strategies to successfully navigate them.
This book should be an essential read for all BIPOC leaders and their allies as we work together to open leadership opportunities for all.”
—Aaron Bujnowski, FACHE, Healthcare Strategy and Leadership Expert
“King hits the nail on the head with the true issues BIPOC leaders face every day—sometimes no outlet for help, support or counsel. The toolkit gives real life tactics that we BIPOC leaders can take with us into the workplace.
Real life stories have great applicability. An easy read with great takeaways. A book I will share with my mentees as young emerging BIPOC leaders.”
—Denzil Ross, CEO, Northwest Medical Center Houghton
“The vulnerability and grit displayed within the first eighteen pages had me hooked. You knew the woman that went through this journey had some jewels to share with us. And share she did! This book will leave you ‘excelling’ . . . . with real life, tangible practices that you can put in place right away to help advance not only in your career but in life overall. Thank you so much, Lenetra, for creating the playbook we didn’t know we needed.”
—LaTosha Miller, Executive Director (global financial services firm)
Unwritten Insights will give you the tools and resources to elevate your leadership profile including: building a personal brand, amplifying your executive presence, navigating corporate politics, and securing senior executive sponsors, among other capabilities for success in corporate.
About The Book
If you are looking for a book about any of the following topics, look no further:
Leadership Success
Career Growth / Career Development
Leadership Competency / Capability
Personal & Professional Development
Emerging Executives
What Readers Are Saying
“Unwritten Insights is the book we always needed but didn't have… Taking cues from her masterful career and strong network, Unwritten Insights lays the fundamental building blocks of career progression that are applicable to everyone from entry level to the C-Suite.
—Brandon J. Handy, Vice President, Global Talent Management, BBB Industries
“Unwritten Insights unleashes the . . . codes that every aspiring leader needs to reach their true potential. King eloquently shares golden nuggets of wisdom around the importance of sponsorship and coverage that we all should have and, more importantly, give to others.”
—Tequila Smith, EVP/Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta
“Unwritten Insights is a powerful book that outlines the rules of the game. Lenetra’s vast experiences coupled with executive interviews give a much needed resource and guide for those who want to advance in corporate America. As an ally, I learned tools to help me as I mentor and sponsor Black students and professionals, and I will be recommending it to my colleagues as well. If you are serious about seeing more Black leaders in the C Suite and boardrooms, read this book!”
—John Crossman, CCIM, CRX, President, Crossmarc Services, LLC
“Unwritten Insights is a great compendium of the business challenges faced in the BIPOC community. This book couples real world experiences with detailed analysis of what many BIPOCs face in the competition for recognition and advancement in the corporate world. The exciting part is that Unwritten Insights takes that next step of providing action steps to address the obstacles !
I highly recommend reading this engaging accumulation of insights that can grow any person interested in advancing past the identified barriers to career progression.”
—Michael Luckett, Senior Director, Final Mile and Retail Supply Chain
I am the founder of Watch Me EXCEL®, a leadership development firm that works in a pioneering way with organizations to deeply engage, promote and retain exceptional leaders, especially those leaders from underrepresented populations.
It was important for me to take the leadership lessons I learned and observed over the course of my executive career and share them with others, especially leaders of colors trying to figure out the maze of career advancement in corporate environments.
I look forward to being a resource to your organization or professional association and would love to connect !
About The Author
What Readers Are Saying
“Unwritten Insights is a playbook for corporate leaders of color, regardless of years in the industry, that’s informative, well-crafted, and well-implemented—a blueprint for winning. Lenetra King did a spectacular job and was able to leverage her extensive industry experience, education, and passion in an effort to change the balance of power in the corporate space.
I highly recommend this book as a must read.”
—Freddie Raines, Veteran Corporate Business Banking Manager, Senior Market Sales Executive (banking industry)
“As we live forward, it is often through reflection and review that we gain key insights. Lenetra has distilled many years of reflection and experience into this literary work. Her story openly shares the untold, a stark reality, and gives hope. I believe you will find inspiration and guidance in this playbook. Expect to become more impactful!”
—Ron C. Hamilton, Senior Vice President, Global Head Governance & Ops Services (reinsurance industry)
“WOW. This book is right on the mark! It is an honest assessment of the challenges that people of color often face in corporate America. While we would like to believe all people are treated the same, the truth is, people of color are often judged differently, and this can impact performance as well as promotions and other opportunities. Unwritten Insights will help you navigate those real life situations. It provides tangible solutions for surviving and thriving in corporate America.”
—Debby Ballard, Retired Executive, Sprint
