"Karen's coaching was instrumental in helping me reach farther than ever in my career. And, the results our team achieved have been significant for our organization" Scott Schiller, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal "Working with Karen Lindsey as a coach was one of the most profoundly productive things I've done to enhance my leadership skills, management style, executive presence and strategic thinking. Her highly effective approach begins with a solid analysis of areas for improvement followed by jointly determining actionable goals and how to best achieve and sustain them. She is one the most results-oriented people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I think she can be helpful to anyone and everyone." Executive Vice President, Home Box Office (HBO) "Karen is an amazing executive coach. Her insights, ideas and practices have helped me reach my goals and be a better leader" Executive Vice President, Viacom Media Networks ..". Karen's approach] forced me to identify specific habits or behaviors that separated me from the results I desired... she] helped me identify and solve my unique challenges with solutions that would work uniquely for me." Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. "The coaching process has been an amazing experience for me. I found all aspects of the process to be educational, eye-opening, informative and on-point. As a coach, Karen has] been nothing but nurturing, tough, supportive and insightful. She has] truly helped me to find out things about myself as an executive and as a person..." David Shall, Head of Business Operations & General Counsel, Vuguru LLC

The hiring process for professionals has traditionally been controlled by a single manager who is unprepared to make critical judgments about candidates for open positions in the company. Traditionally, managers hire based on their own preferences, inspiring candidates to network rather than actually improve themselves. These managers have become notoriously corrupt and incompetent, hiring candidates who charm them with impressive degrees, awards, personality, and exaggerated achievements. As a result, managers continually hire people who are charming but cannot actually perform, and the entire economy is weakened. The failure to properly evaluate a candidate leads directly to dissatisfaction in the workplace, absenteeism, and even industrial espionage. This book presents an insightful new solution to the problem. Based on more than thirty years of experience, Dr. Antonio Grimaldi has invented a system by which managers can quantify the life of a job applicant to effectively identify the most qualified candidate for a position. Dr. Grimaldi's system first focuses on the quantification of credits before the candidate is examined: the review of the resume. During the interview process, a committee of three managers ask specific, qualitative questions about a candidate's background and experience. Finally, the candidate is scored and the committee selects the best candidate. Dr. Grimaldi's system doesn't eliminate the personal opinion of the managers and the personality of the candidate from the interview experience, but limits their "weight" in a way that is not determinant in the final decision. Managers who follow this innovative method can quantify a candidate's experience and select employees based on diligent review of their background rather than the managers' own preferences, which can be erroneous or conditioned by corruption or ineptitude. Nathan J. Barnes, Ph.D.

This hands-on manual provides Latinas with the tools they need to succeed at work by examining some of the societal and cultural obstacles that hinder their progress. Despite being 20 million strong, Latinas represent America's most undervalued human resource. This career guide is the only one of its kind to focus specifically on empowering the working women of the Latina community to embrace success and build skills for workplace advancement. The Latina's Guide to Success in the Workplace explores the complexity of the Hispanic/Latino identity and the impact of this culture on professional mobility. The author asserts that there are five obstacles which Latinas confront within their own belief system: the idea that women do not need an education; the assumption that the needs of men come first; a belief that it is sinful to desire money; the opinion that Latinas should not be ambitious; and the mindset that successful women in the United States lose their femininity. Throughout the book, up-to-date research, case studies, and inspirational interviews offer strategies for overcoming the cultural factors that limit Latinas and providing a roadmap for achieving success. Case studies that illustrate inspirational stories of Latina women A list of recommended behaviors for becoming successful at work Practical tips and techniques for creating a career path Interviews with some of the most successful Latinas in the United States