Success Runs in Our Race - Hardcover

Fraser, George C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0688129153 ISBN 13: 9780688129156

Publisher: William Morrow, 1994

Synopsis

"Each one must reach one and teach one," says George Fraser. "We've got to connect and work together - because we have no choice! We can't expect others to do for us that which we will not do for ourselves. A moment in the twenty-first century to more effectively network and leverage our collective resources and intellectual capital will parallel the importance of the civil rights movement of the twentieth century. African Americans must start now. We must get together to get ahead."

With scores of anecdotes taken from interviews with successful African Americans, Fraser shows how to network for information, for influence, and for resources - not just for individual attainment, but also for the befit of the entire African-American community.

A call for the revival of Afrocentric communal spirit among the millions of African Americans seeking personal and professional success, Success Runs in Our Race is an inspirational, information-packed bible of networking. It features new sights into how Kwanzaa, tribalism, the new Urban Village, and Rites of Passage will help increase your effectiveness in the community.

More than a guide for personal achievement, Success Runs in Our Race seeks also to inspire a social movement and a re-birth of the Underground Railroad in which successful African Americans share the lessons of self-determination ad empowerment with those still struggling to scale the ladder of success.

About this title

About the Author:

George C. Fraser is the chairman and CEO of FraserNet, Inc., and publisher of Success-Guide Worldwide: The Networking Guide to Black Resources. He is the founder of the annual Power-Networking Conference, one of black America's largest conferences. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

From Library Journal:

In this book on networking techniques, Fraser, founder and CEO of SuccessSource Inc., argues that networking must become a way of life. He stresses the principles of Kwanzaa and African communal spirit, urging African Americans to adopt these concepts as a way of developing not only black businesses but black communities. The power of the book is that Fraser uses his and 13 other successful African Americans' experiences as examples. Also included are 20 exercises for networking, 25 best places to network, the dos and don'ts of networking, and the 50 best black speakers in America. This is a readable book loaded with valuable tips, but unlike other books on networking, Fraser places these techniques in a context that emphasizes developing the community along with the individual. The combination of philosophy and practice make this book highly recommended.
Joshua Cohen, Mid-Hudson Lib. System, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0688129153
• ISBN 13: 9780688129156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 348