{"product_id":"the-energy-within-us-an-illuminating-perspective-from-five-trailblazers-hardcover","title":"The Energy Within Us: An Illuminating Perspective from Five Trailblazers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoyce Hayes Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Ann Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCatherine M. Greenspan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou've heard of the glass ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the barrier holding women back from breaking through to the highest echelons of corporate America. A few women are promoted to those power seats, but the realm of leadership in America's top companies remains mostly male--and mostly white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf striving for success in that reality weren't daunting enough, some women face an additional barrier: the black ceiling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the barricade blocking African Americans from ascending into the top levels of corporate leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack women who aspire to become senior executives or CEOs face the double obstacle of the glass and the black ceilings, especially in certain industries where the statistics for female and black representation are discouraging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink about how difficult and disheartening it might seem as a black woman aspiring to excel and transcend to a corporate leadership position through the glass ceiling and the black ceiling in the historically white male energy industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are five African American female executives who have achieved all of the above.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd by sharing our stories in this book, our objective is to offer our lives and our careers as inspirational blueprints for other women and people of color who aspire to leadership positions in the corporate arena.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have blazed new trails in the energy industry by shattering ceilings. However, much work remains. The low representation of women and people of color at the helm of corporate leadership requires a strong commitment to persevering past the many obstacles that can delay and derail a career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is why we convened on the pages of this book to show that, Yes, it can be done  We show it through: our own personal belief systems; networking with other women and people of color in our industry; receiving guidance from mentors; committing long hours to our jobs; relocating when opportunity knocked; pursuing our education and training to propel us on an upward trajectory in our field; and celebrating the successes as they come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery importantly, we have demonstrated a commitment throughout our careers--and now into retirement for some of us--to reaching back to mentor others so they can follow the paths that we have blazed into uncharted territory for women and people of color in corporate America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hope that by reading The Energy Within Us: An Illuminating Perspective from Five Trailblazers, you will be inspired and informed about how to succeed in business and in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42106860535943,"sku":"9781945875601","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/443b967ccf093ee42a9d44309f7c1845.webp?v=1732449071","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-energy-within-us-an-illuminating-perspective-from-five-trailblazers-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}