The Authority Series: Minda Harts on Securing A Seat At The Table

Career advice for women often assume all women can follow the same rules to get the same results.

Find out what Minda Harts; author of the Memo has to say about it

Here’s some key topics covered from this episode:

What this book has to offer that we can’t get anywhere else

What people often get wrong about this book

How you can use the book to enhance your own career

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Here’s some key takeaways from this episode: 

Women of colour don’t always have the privilege to just lean in

what is it like for me to be a woman of color and a black woman in the workplace trying to lean in when my manager doesn’t even see me as a viable winner”

This book isn’t just for women of colour

when I read the book, I didn’t feel like an outsider. There were things that resonated with me, things that I know personally, things I know from my research, things I’ve heard about, but I didn’t feel alienated.”

Securing a seat is about equity, voice and legacy

“it’s not just about the furniture, it’s about the equity. Because a lot of people are building tables with no chairs for us and so once you get that seat I hope that you take it like a badge of honor”

Check out these resources

My 60 Second Book Review of The Memo

The Memo

Secure The Seat Podcast

Minda Harts Website

Element of Inclusion Youtube Channel

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