For Sister: The Guide for Professional Black Women

By Paula McCann Harris

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• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0971597804
• ISBN13: 9780971597808
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: MadisonHouse Publishing
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for African American Women!

Paula Harris has created an insightful, helpful guide for Black women in her latest release entitled, "For Sister: The Guide for Professional Black Women." Harris, a self-motivated, driven woman with a successful career has chosen to address occupational challenges for women at the entry- to the experienced professional levels in her book. It contains shared experiences, suggestions, and solid advice gained from Harris, ten of her closest colleagues (The Talented 10), and survey results from over 250 women in areas of job interviewing, promotions/breaking the glass ceiling, networking, financial management, stress management, etc.The lessons learned synopses at the end of each chapter are appropriate and essential bits of information for professional development at all stages, while her self-assessment tips are focused and aligned to help individuals reach their specific career goals. Even though some of her techniques and tips are common practice (creating a personal mission statement, career outline, etc.), she often accentuates those sections with down-to-earth wisdom and bare-bones facts - citing real world scenarios and outcomes, on-the-job incidents and personal testimonies to make her points clear and applicative. Like Harris, I, too, am in a technical, male-dominated career field and could relate to her experiences and challenges within the engineering field. Additionally, I found Harris's philosophies and trials similar to my own and immediately appreciated what she was trying to accomplish by writing this book. I also found her guidance and recommendations on point and essential for any woman of color - particularly Black women - because she nailed key strategies and best practices that should be mastered early and sharpened throughout one's professional career regardless of the industry. An added bonus is Harris opens the door to allow readers to network with members of The Talented 10 and herself. This little book is a keeper - one that can be referenced repeatedly over the years.Reviewed by PhyllisAPOOO BookClubNubian Circle Book Club