The doors you can open A new way to network, build trust, and use your influence to create a more inclusive workplace

Rosalind Chow

Book - 2025

"According to conventional wisdom, our social networks are a resource to exploit, and getting ahead means extracting value from our social connections. But according to Dr. Rosalind Chow, this an antiquated notion is also useless in today's society and workplaces and doesn't account for the fact that not everyone starts on equal footing in the workplace. Based on decades of original research analyzing social hierarchies, corporate environments, and gender and race relations, The Doors You Can Open makes a case for completely changing the way we network. To increase the number of women and BIPOC employees in our organizations, particularly in senior roles, we need sponsorship, not mentorship. Our social networks can and should... be used on behalf of others"--

Saved in:
1 being processed

2nd Floor New Shelf Show me where

302.3/Chow
0 / 1 copies available
Location Call Number   Status
2nd Floor New Shelf 302.3/Chow (NEW SHELF) Due Sep 4, 2025
Subjects
Published
New York, NY : PublicAffairs 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Rosalind Chow (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
273 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781541702752
  • Introduction
  • 1. How to Network Like a Sponsor
  • 2. A Matter of Trust
  • 3. Small-Town Living in a Big City
  • 4. We Don't Know Who We Don't Know
  • 5. The Problem with Merit
  • 6. What It Means to Share
  • 7. The Different Forms of Sponsorship
  • 8. To Create and Confirm Is to Show and Tell
  • 9. Protecting Without [Resorting to] Power
  • 10. Time to Stretch
  • Appendix
  • Trusted Ten Worksheet
  • Stretch Sponsorship Ten Worksheet
  • Acknowledgments
  • Bibliography
  • Index