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

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