Trill MBA Show - The Career Management Podcast for Black Women

Our Employee Legal Rights: The $hit We Need To Know?

Listen Linda Listen……

I sat down with Mike Coles, an attorney with The Coles Firm, for an in depth discussion around our rights as employees and side hustlers.

Mike discusses the Five Myths of Employment Contracts and we take a deep dive on several scenarios that we find ourselves in everyday.

This is a conversation you don’t want to miss…. especially if you are like me…. and have never asked for your counter signed document back after accepting a new job offer.

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If you need some help or advise about specific situations, go to trillmba.com/coaching  to schedule a free 30 minute consultation with me to walk through your specific work situation and strategize solutions.  In addition, you can always email at [email protected].  I’m happy to either answer your question or connect you to the right person if I don’t have the answer.   Again, that’s trillmba.com/coaching to schedule a free 30 minute consultation and [email protected] to submit your question or concern.

Mike Coles is an attorney with The Coles Firm, based in Dallas, Texas.  He has over 20 years of experience representing employees and employers in a wide variety of employment law and business matters.  He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees from Duke University before moving to Dallas to begin his legal career. In addition to representing employers and employees he also is a certified mediator and is regularly appointed by the judges of Dallas County to mediate cases.

Connect with Mike at ColesFirm.com and on LinkedIn

*Disclaimer – The materials in this episode are for informational purposes only and are not legal advice. You should not act or rely on any information from this episode without seeking advice from an attorney licensed to practice law in your jurisdiction. Neither the Trill MBA Show, Mike Coles, nor use of information from this episode creates an attorney-client relationship.

PhD or Nah?: Is Academia For Me?

The week before Thanksgiving, I attended the PhD Project Conference.  In this episode, we discuss what the PhD Project is and give you the Pros and Cons that I learned about pursuing a PhD and a career in Academia.

For more info on the PhD Project visit www.phdproject.org.

Please leave the Trill MBA Show a review and rate a 5 on Apple podcasts.

If you need some help or advise about specific situations, go to trillmba.com/coaching  to schedule a free 30 minute consultation with me to walk through your specific work situation and strategize solutions.  In addition, you can always email at [email protected].  I’m happy to either answer your question or connect you to the right person if I don’t have the answer.   Again, that’s trillmba.com/coaching to schedule a free 30 minute consultation and [email protected] to submit your question or concern.

Develop Me, Damn It: Step 3 to your BPO

Today we talk about tackling The End Of Year Review using Step 3 to your BPO- Best Possible Outcome.  I want to make sure you are getting the development you need, and your manager’s support…even if he or she doesn’t see it for you today….that will all change if you incorporate this advice and the 3 Steps to Your BPO (Best Possible Outcome).

Learn more about Step 1 to Your BPO here: trillmba.com/nuggets-a-national-black-mba-recap/

Learn more about Step 2 to Your BPO here: trillmba.com/shift-your-energy/

Sources:

https://www.themuse.com/advice/3-things-youll-want-to-blurt-out-when-you-get-bad-feedback-but-shouldnt

https://www.business.com/articles/biggest-mistakes-employees-make-during-year-end-performance-reviews/

https://www.ivyexec.com/executive-insights/2016/year-end-performance-review-tips

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/jobs/annual-reviews-and-how-to-prepare-for-them.html

http://www.brookdalecareers.com/blog/ace-2017-year-end-performance-review-6-tips/

For People Managers who want to be prepared for performance reviews:

https://recruitloop.com/blog/how-to-run-an-effective-end-of-year-performance-review/

Shift Your Energy: Step 2 

This episode picks up from where the last episode, Nuggets: A National Black MBA Recap, left off.  Step 1 for winning at work is Positivity.  Today we discuss Step 2 for winning at work, Shifting Your Energy

Are you up for the challenge of climbing the corporate ladder and making it to the C Suite?  If you think you have what it takes, this show is here to help.   This episode’s Career BPO Tip is all about Shifting Your Energy so that you can fight the good fight.  I talk about why this is important and give you steps in how to do it!

If you have other ways that you shift your energy, email them to me at [email protected].  I would love to share them with other listeners.

In the meantime, as you work on shifting your energy this week, please subscribe, rate a 5 and leave a review on iTunes and share this podcast with your 5 best girlfriends.

Sources:

https://www.nextavenue.org/black-women-entrepreneurs-news/

https://about.americanexpress.com/files/doc_library/file/2018-state-of-women-owned-businesses-report.pdf 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyond-words/201109/is-nonverbal-communication-numbers-game

Nuggets: A National Black MBA Recap

Today I’m recapping the National Black MBA Association Conference.

First, I talk about what you should be doing now if you invested and attended the conference.

Second, I share my experience and the nuggets I took away from the conference.  I left the conference truly inspired this year.

And lastly, I discuss my final thoughts on the experience overall and what you should do now to prep for next year’s conference in Houston, TEXAS.  (Home of Beyoncé!)

Also, starting with this episode, you will get a new Career Tip, Trick or Hack to help you get to your Best Possible Outcome or BPO for short.  This week’s BPO Career Tip is STEP 1 for winning at work!  It’s not always easy to do, but we can all do it.

Please leave comments on Apple Podcast and let me know what you think. Your comment could be read on the show.

As always, how can I help?  Email me at [email protected]

National Black MBA Conference: Are You Really Ready?

Every year the National Black MBA Association holds its annual Conference & Expo and it’s a week of networking, learning, fellowshiping, meeting, greeting and even interviewing for new job opportunities.

This year is going to be no difference as more than 10,000 professionals head to Detroit, MI for the 40th Annual Conference and Exposition September 25-29, 2018.

Over 300 companies will set up (to various levels) elaborate and well thought out booths to entice potential applicants to learn more about why everyone should want to join their company.

In this episode, I talk about my past conference experiences and what it’s like to attend the conference.

This conference is a great opportunity to get in front of many fortune 500 companies, BUT……

ONLY IF YOU ARE PREPARED!!!  

But I’m here to help you get prepared….

Register to Attend:  VIRTUALLY or IN PERSON

FREE for National Black MBA Members  $20 for everyone else…… There is a discount code in this episode that makes it free for Trill MBA Show listeners too!!!

If you have any questions, email [email protected]

You Didn’t Get the Offer: Put Your Tears Away

In this episode, we talk about what happens when you don’t secure the Summer Schmoney bag and you don’t get a full time offer after your summer internship.  Guess What? More interns DON’T land full-time offers than do.

I have two special guest joining me today.

From the S2 Ep 7 Internship Midpoint: Summer Schmoney Moves Part 2, Jessika Banks, a former intern at the previous blue chip CPG I worked for.   Jessika is smart and ambitious and one to watch. She holds an MBA from the University of Alabama, holds the First Place title for the most recent National Black MBA Association Case Competition and is a go getter rock star ready to take the corporate world by storm. I was fortunate enough to meet Jessika at National Black MBA Conference where we recruited her for the MBA summer internship program.

My second guest is someone I am proud to call my friend. Nicaila Matthews Okome is the host of the Side Hustle Pro Podcast, the first and only podcast to spotlight bold, black women entrepreneurs who have scaled from side hustle to profitable business. Launched in 2016, the podcast has been named “the perfect entrepreneurship podcast” by Mashable, earned over a million downloads, and amassed a loyal social media following of over 50,000 aspiring entrepreneurs.

Nicaila is also the founder of Side Hustle Pro, LLC, a podcasting and marketing agency that shines a light on untold narratives. Nicaila works intensively with emerging podcasters to create and launch their own podcasts, grow their influence through targeted social media marketing, and build a profitable business.

Born in Jamaica and raised in the Bronx, Nicaila is an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the University of Michigan (MBA). Her professional experience spans digital marketing, ad sales and social media strategy for NPR, Google, MTV Networks and more.

I’m excited about the discussion you are about to hear. If you know anyone who did not convert their internship to a full time offer, please share the following conversation with them.

Setting Yourself Up For Success

In this episode, I meet with one of my mentees who is about a year into her first job post undergrad.  She has not been set up for success in her current organization.  We talk about how to turn this around and set herself up for success, regardless of the road blocks the organization puts in her way.

Now my mentee is a go getter!  She does the most and is hungry to learn and grow.  Any organization would be honored to have her on payroll.

In her current role, she has had multiple managers and leadership changes within her first year.  She has not been given clear direction or objectives, and she has not been given clear nor impactful feedback to grow her career.  Now, under her current leadership, she has received less than stellar feedback, which needs to be address.  We walk through the brass tax of addressing the feedback and navigating the performance portal to make sure she has official objectives in the system of her current company.

If this episode hits close to home and you need some coaching to set yourself up for success, schedule a free consult with me at  trillmba.com/coaching

Sources:

SMART GOALS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria

http://hrweb.mit.edu/performance-development/goal-setting-developmental-planning/smart-goals

http://www.hr.virginia.edu/uploads/documents/media/Writing_SMART_Goals.pdf

Mentorship:

http://www.blackenterprise.com/finding-perfect-professional-mentor/

MBA or Nah?

Every fall thousands of newly admitted MBA students embark on a new road on their life journey. For many this is an exciting and meaningful time in their lives. For some, it’s the beginning of a huge career and financial mistake.

The question to ask yourself, “is this a road I should walk down?” Should you spend the time and money to gain an MBA? Well there are many things you should consider before you start on an MBA journey.  I’m talking about The Good, The Bad and the Ugly of getting the MBA.

Sources:

Consortium, Forte, MLT

Consortium Episode from Season 1

Likeability Episode from Season 2

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2013/08/29/are-business-schools-graduating-the-wrong-leaders-if-so-the-gmat-may-be-to-blame/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7086c63ddddf

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronaldyeaple/2012/08/06/what-the-gmat-doesnt-predict/#4370fa37630a

Season One Throwback: Self Care 

Recorded March 13, 2017 on DFWiRadio.com

Tonight, I’m taking a step back for a second to talk about Self Care. How do you know when you need to step up your Self Care game?

My co-host is Yazmine. Now you may have seen Yazmine on our Facebook Live, working in the studio with us because she is our Intern.  However, Yazmine is an impressive young lady with a growing list of accomplishments…One big one recently is that Yazmine Wrote, Directed and Produced a play here in the DFW area.

I’m excited to have Yazmine join me today on the show.

Sources:

7 Signs you should be taking better care of yourself

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-25510/7-signs-you-should-be-taking-better-care-of-yourself.html

HERE ARE 5 SIGNS IT’S TIME FOR MORE SELF-CARE…

1. YOU’RE SLEEP DEPRIVED

2. YOU DON’T EXERCISE

3. YOU HAVE POOR EATING HABITS

4. YOU HAVE NO ALONE TIME

5. YOU DON’T LISTEN TO YOUR BODY.

https://www.powerofpositivity.com/five-signs-you-need-more-self-care/