Leading in Black and White: Working Across the Racial Divide in Corporate America (J-B CCL (Center for Creative Leadership))

258 Pages·2002·0.73 MB·English

by  Ancella B. Livers

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Leading in
Black and White
Working Across the Racial
Divide in Corporate America
Ancella B. Livers
Keith A. Caver
Center for ®
Creative Leadership
leadership. learning. life.
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Leading in
Black and White
Working Across the Racial
Divide in Corporate America
Ancella B. Livers
Keith A. Caver
Center for ®
Creative Leadership
leadership. learning. life.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Livers, Ancella B., 1956-
Leading in black and white : working across the racial divide in
corporate America / by Ancella B. Livers and Keith A. Caver.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7879-5724-0 (acid-free)
1. Afro-American executives. 2. Executives—United States. 3.
Industrial management—United States. I. Caver, Keith A., 1957- II.
Title.
HD38.25.U6 L584 2003
658.4'092'08996073—dc21 2002014352
Printed in the United States of America
first edition
HB Printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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A joint publication in
The Jossey-Bass
Business & Management Series
and
The Center for Creative Leadership
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To those who by their sacrifices and through whose vision
and determination these opportunities now exist.
Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
The Authors xv
Introduction 1
Part One: A World of Difference for Black Managers 13
1. The Assumption of Similarity 15
2. Who Are We? 27
3. Looking Out for Each Other 48
4. Navigating the Shoals of Race and Gender 74
5. Working the Networks 93
6. Growing and Grooming Leaders 116
7. Understanding the Political Landscape 137
VII
VIII CONTENTS
Part Two: Coming Together 165
8. Strategies for Black Managers 169
9. What Colleagues Need to Know 193
10. What Organizations Need to Know 209
Appendix: Assessing Your Political Savvy 221
References and Suggested Readings 226
Index 229
About the Center for Creative Leadership 237