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Dealing With Mavericks in the Workplace
Lucinda Blue (Johnson C. Smith University, USA)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-5981-2.ch012
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to emphasize how Black women must illustrate skills in corporate America, medium to small businesses, non-profits, academia, politics, healthcare, etc. to obtain leadership status. They have invested much time in their education and their work life. They have crafted their leadership skills, taken calculated risks, and proved to have the abilities to “lead by example” in different disciplines. However, formal and informal leadership is not all accommodating and accepting; it comes with headaches, frustrations, and politically motivated intentions, and Black women must maneuver through the ups and downs. Everyone does not want them “at the table.” They have broken the “glass ceiling” in some professions, but there are mavericks, who stir up trouble to get the Black woman to retreat. This chapter will highlight three techniques and graphically show responses how Black women can navigate to be successful in their chosen professions.