If you’re a woman of color, you have more than likely experienced being the “only” in a professional setting. Perhaps, you were the only woman in a male-dominated boardroom or the only person of color on your company’s professional staff. In today's episode, Latisha Roberson, a Human Resources Executive with over 18 years of experience developing and implementing talent programs for non-profit organizations and Fortune 500 companies, chats about some of the unique challenges of being an only in the workplace and how she has leveraged her status as an only. Latisha is also the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Lead with Latisha LLC, which empowers women to navigate and ascend in their careers with confidence. 

Find links and show notes at https://breakconcrete.com/bc035.

Topics Covered:

• Latisha’s experience being the “only” in the workplace 
• Finding and building a supportive professional network and community
• Building camaraderie in the workplace
• Responding to offensive conduct and microaggressions in the workplace
• Managing when or whether to call out microaggressions
• Setting boundaries at work
• How to decline participating in workplace diversity initiatives when they detract from your professional responsibilities
• Navigating internal and external pressures of being the only in the workplace
• The value of having a business mentor or sponsor 
• Leveraging your status as the only in the workplace 
• The impact Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidency may have on how corporate America views Black women
• How companies can better incorporate diverse talent in the workplace
• Creating feelings of belonging in the workplace

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