How to Be Awesome at Your Job

1181: Finding the Hidden Networks that Multiply Opportunities with Ethel Mickey

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Show Notes

Ethel Mickey reveals how the everyday relationships we foster, both in and out of work, shape who gets ahead.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why networking by the books leads to nowhere 2) Why certain “time-wasting” interactions are actually critical 3) The right and wrong ways to build visibility

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— ABOUT ETHEL — Ethel Mickey is a sociologist who studies why inequality persists in workplaces that claim to fix it. She is an assistant professor at California State University, San Bernardino and a faculty affiliate at Stanford’s VMware Women’s Leadership Innovation Lab. Her research—and her book Networking to Nowhere—reveals how everyday workplace relationships quietly shape who gets ahead in tech. • Book: Networking to Nowhere • Website: EthelMickey.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: "The Strength of Weak Ties" by Mark Granovetter • Book: Pedigree: How Elite Students Get Elite Jobs by Lauren Rivera

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