The Journey of an Author & Leadership Expert: Meet Dr. Charles Thomas Jr.

Dr. Charles Thomas Jr. is a multi-award-winning social entrepreneur, educator, best-selling author, on-air personality, and Concerned Citizen™. In the public sector, Charles serves as CEO of Clear Cloud, a software engineering organization focused on development, data science, and delivery. Within the non-profit sector, he has served as Chairman of the Board for OAR Nova and currently serves on the executive team at Shelter House, teaches life skills classes to men who are incarcerated and preparing for re-entry to society, and volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.

A few topics Charles discusses:

1. Lessons he learned as a walk-on to the basketball team at the University of Notre Dame

2. His perspective on networking vs alliance management. Charles describes networking as more transactional while alliance management focuses on building genuine alliances with others.

3. How everyone, even if you aren’t aware of it, is impacted by office politics in a work environment and how to best navigate them. This is critical for young professionals to know as this is rarely discussed openly with new employees; you have to pick up on the unspoken rules and power dynamics on your own.

Connect with Charles at https://charlesthomasjr.com/!

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Produced by Ken Inge of Dead End Hip Hop