You always need to be striving to do and be the best you can possibly be. Make feedback a part of your education. Then, take the information you gather from your friends and colleagues and incorporate it into your objectives for growth. Learning to make adjustments and get into the system is essential because, ultimately, it is the way to eliminate barriers. As people at work start to share a common mind-set and speak a common language, they will also more easily relate to each other, work better together, solve some of the problems and break down the barriers associated with race and culture.
Corporate cultures can become colorblind.
Ollie Stevenson has been a trainer and career counselor for over 20 years. She has worked with major American corporations like IBM, Lockheed, Bank of American and General Electric. Currently she is lead consultant at the Los Angeles office of Drake Beam Morin, Inc., the world's foremost career consulting firm. Inc. All rights reserved.