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The repositioning of the Black Male
In the first presidential debate, Senator John McCain repeatedly accused former Senator Barack Obama from lack of experience of being naive, and most ironically, not knowing the difference between a tactic and strategy. It was an ominous statement.
On Super Tuesday, after I go to the Maverick and war hero (aka) McCain in defeat, according to state condition, one thing was clear: "that one" (aka Obama) not only knows the difference between strategy and tactics, but it controls. It proved that you do not use a former prisoner of war tactics and strategies effectively, to achieve your goals.
This article focuses on black men can use the same tactics and strategies used by President Obama order to reposition themselves in order to achieve success in their professional efforts and to add momentum to the black male movement.
First, we terms to ensure that we are on the same side to define and speak the same language:
Tactic: a device for meeting one End.
Strategy: a careful plan or method, a clever stratagem b: the art of drafting or wants, or employ stratagems to a Target. (There are many indications of war in his substitutionary definitions made, hence the reason for McCain's arrogance.)
The most commonly used and often misunderstood term "position" was created by the marketing pioneer Al Ries and Jack Trout in the 70s. Position for them simply means to create a unique intellectual To occupy positions in the head. We are all in the one or the other position. The positioning is the deliberate effort by the establishment and control of their own position. To change the position or to improve, is one of the original position. The act of positioning and repositioning should be considered and as an element of the strategy.
Let us now look at the details, such as the repositioning of the black men can lessons from historic campaign of Barack Obama place run move.
Firstly, I must say, that while the two treated blacks and whites sent racial issues in this election with great diplomacy, we all know – whether we admit it or not care – the race, like sexuality, is always an issue. It is the big elephant in the room that we are aware, but try to ignore, as I did on the fact that I now try to ignore more than a decade of experience in corporate America and yet another addition to black males to work. With the election of our first black president, hopefully a trickle-down effect takes place and the employer can not transcend the racial issues change my situation (or separation), and lead to an increase of the black male presence is.
No doubt, we have an epic racial Threshold is exceeded – but we still have many battles to be fought. We can not be so naive (not to be confused with racial issues) racial issues still exist and they will undoubtedly surface during Obama's presidency. Many of the racial issues that specifically relate to and effect of black men can now openly and be treated politically, because they were outweighed by general concerns during the elections. Focus on them would have created the appearance of an unbalanced Perspective for Obama. After all, black subjects are esoteric.
Obama's campaign team led by David Plouffe, chief strategist David Axelrod and his, have recognized that one of the key lessons of the campaign was, in fact, to avoid focusing the discussion on race. From surveys and interviews was the campaign from the beginning that it is compulsory Obama's candidacy was necessary in terms that would overcome the skin color to define.
Who were her first thought experiments? Blacks. Apparently, as it is essential, to get the blacks exceed their "natural" skepticism that one of their own could become president, in fact. They knew that Obama would position to be elected as a leader, because leaders do not choose their supporters, followers choose their leaders – regardless of race.
In a report on MSNBC.com by Adam Nagourney, Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny, Obama's campaign team has the following quote: "The greatest race Problem that we had to solve was not the white voters, "Mr. Axelrod said," but with African-American voters, a deep sense of skepticism, that this might happen. "
How about this?
These questions are as intraracial. They offer a window, if not a measurement, how long have roots in the negativity and its insidious effect on the psyche of an oppressed people. We were really skeptical? Yes, at first, but we were not doubtful of Obama's expertise, we were doubtful of his chances of our system and our individual and collective black experience.
After identifying the obstacles that had the White House, Obama camp of their agenda, a mission and a message. They were all set to a textbook course repositioning Obama to run, and black men in America offer valuable lessons that they use could change their lives and achieve greater success in their professional endeavors.
This brings us to Lesson 1 in repositioning the black man: remove skepticism – especially your own – and identify the obstacles to your Success.
Obama's campaign mantra of change we can believe in, and Yes we can!, Did they create a strategy that would make it possible they hope and create loyalty in a time when our nation is at war and precarious economic plight of the fuel, while simultaneously instilling optimism in the psyche Afro-Americans, and the vast majority of Americans, in the process.
The strategy was brilliant, but not surprising when one considers that Obama is a book called The Audacity Of Hope wrote in which he wrote: "Hope is that thing inside us that insists, despite evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us if we have the courage to reach for them are, and to work for it and to fight for it. "The tears so abundant In his acceptance speech flowed tears of hope. He has realized that we hope not without optimism. Perhaps he would like to write his next book The Benefits Of Optimism entitle.
Lesson 2 in repositioning the black man: understanding, serve the mental and emotional state of man you to inspire optimism. Build a Bridge of them to you (not vice versa).
Psychologist Martin Seligman, author of Learned Optimism, says that the optimism was questioned by some researchers so easy to see the silver lining on the horizon defined, suggesting that your explanation for why something happened a big impact on how you in the future has to act and what the outcome of your actions will be accomplished. This in turn has a potential impact on your self-esteem and self image. Optimists expect the best result, even with setbacks, and they are motivated to achieve.
This is the reason why a record number of blacks, young and first time voters throw their apathy and eagerly headed to the polls in record numbers for 13 percent of the electorate.
The importance of optimism is not to be underestimated. Since studies show that black men live 7.1 years less than other racial groups have a higher mortality rate than women for all causes of death, and the experience disproportionately higher death rates in all leading causes of death, they would be interested to know that optimism has increased health benefits. The May 2008 issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch examines possible reasons for this connection.
Among the report's findings: very pessimistic Men were three times more likely to develop hypertension, and people, to show the positive emotions had lower blood pressure values. In one study, the most pessimistic men were more than twice as likely to develop heart disease compared to the most optimistic. That's welcome news, since 40% of black men prematurely die from cardiovascular disease compared to 21% of white men.
The report concludes: These results argue persuasively that the Optimism is good for health. It is possible that optimists live longer and healthier, enjoy because they lead a healthier lifestyle, build stronger social support networks and get better medical care. In addition, optimism may have biological advantages such as lower stress hormones and less inflammation.
Because I know that many black men are churchgoing people, they are sure to revel in the fact that the Bible contains Writings and their impact on optimism. (Matthew 8:25-27) pessimism stems from a lack of faith. The pessimism is born of doubt, optimism born of faith. The new black males have more confidence in himself and prove to be adept to take place, with whom the faith of those who hesitate once to give it. Exceptional will be the norm.
Cornell Belcher, a pollster who worked for Obama's campaign and studies racial voting patterns, told the press: "It would be for an African-American to be elected president in this country difficult, but it is not difficult for an extraordinary person, to the African-American happens to be elected president. "Obama mentioned this in his acceptance speech when he said:" I was never a likely candidate for the office. "But He ran anyway. And he was unlike any other presidential candidate in history, because he had to. Analysts say he ran a perfect campaign, the exceptionally was in its execution.
Lesson 3 in repositioning the black man: to understand that qualifying begins in the head with your own self-image, the least likely candidate can still do the job. Also, you are no longer the least likely candidate.
Like Obama, you have it your job to the employer to contact you and the role in which you will play in their companies treat by showing your ability to meet the challenges in this role. If you Their values are aligned with them, all you need to do to effectively manage expectations and deliver – is what the world is waiting for Obama to do next.
It was clear from the start that Obama was a competent politician, but he was better during the elections in the same way that a talented and driven athletes always better than their season progresses. He was a candidate during the playoffs, politics, elections, the superlative, and was simply invincible in each of his debates. He not only win the election, he abandoned his belief in the integrity of the presidency while repositioning itself and presents solid character.
Lesson 4 in repositioning the black male: Showcasing solid character at all times.
Where does the process begin of the construction signs? At the beginning of the trip: at home with parents and in school. It reinforces, if one follows the experience and skills necessary to successfully navigate your career with the input of the staff are. It does No matter where you want to take your career to travel, because most people can imagine no idea where they are going to end up, they just need to be prepared to succeed, if they will get there.
Chances are Obama not imagine being president, when he worked with the victims of housing and employment discrimination. This experience, along with teaching at the University of Chicago Law, and landing a seat in the Senate clearly helped him acquire the skills, knowledge and experience necessary to navigate the slippery slopes addressed through the political process, no – despite the disproportionate lack of experience he had in comparison to McCain.
Lesson 5 in repositioning the black man: lack of experience does not equate lack of opportunity, if you let it.
As already mentioned, for many Americans character begins to take shape in the school. For black men, college visits – to the community college and university education – Is dwindling. After the spring 2006 Integrated Higher Education Data System Survey (IPED), had black non-Hispanic male students from the lowest of three years Completion rate – 16 percent – among all male minority community college students.
In an article published in 2007, published Disappearing Acts: The Vanishing Black Male at the community college campus, Lorenzo I. Esters and Dr. David C. Mosby write: What is most alarming about the current state of the black man in America community Colleges, is that those who are in leadership positions have been slow to recognize the situation as a state of emergency and were almost reluctant to admit that their responsibility to take remedial action. The collected studies on the subject of Black male student retention can be a source for community colleges to one Insight into how they respond appropriately to win the epidemic.
Over the past 33 years, black women have a four-year colleges at higher rates than did black men enrolled, performed according to the results of a new study by the Higher Education Research Institute at the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. In 2004, black women comprised 59.3 percent of all first time full-time black students attending institutions four years, compared to 54.5 percent in 1971.
With this type of research and data, why it has been greater range of special initiatives or colleges to address this problem? My research found a possible Answer:
Black male enrollments are shockingly low at many colleges and universities, even those with good track records for attracting a diverse student body. While some demographers have noted the situation for years, many universities have from dealing with the issue head on, shunned for fear it could reinforce stereotypes, offend women, or draw conservative criticism.
Maybe Obama is so at an ever-growing list of priorities to set. He is attentive to the problem and has called him several times, the first in his Democratic National Convention speech, he said. "Yes, we need more leaders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair, advised But we must also admit that programs alone can not replace Parents (and) that the government can not turn off the television and make a child's homework … that fathers must take more responsibility to love and Leadership to ensure their children. "
Last year, at the 12th NAACP forum July 2007, he was also quoted as saying. "We have more to do if more young black men languish in prison than in colleges and universities across America, "This is wrong. The media has this myth by reporting immortalized on the total number of imprisoned black males, compared to the total number of college-age (18-25) black men. Accurate statistics show that since 2005 there has in fact more college-age black men in colleges and universities enrolled more than are imprisoned in the same group.
Lesson 6 in repositioning the black man: to enhance and expand your education with the aim of getting smarter. This includes, but not limited to, enrollment in school. Education builds character and is a key tactic in our overall strategy for success. Education shapes values changed perspectives and promotes altruism. Studies show that there is a direct correlation between the increase in general and decreased levels of crime and violence – even within the penal system.
Education is also the fountain from which tactical decisions will be the previously mentioned problems and those plagued us for centuries be produced. The new black males need to encourage them to take the next generation of black men, interest in activities other than sports and entertainment at a younger age. We have our talent pool for future policy-makers who instigate and sustain change may intensify. A generation of young men who are like Obama, to achieve with the use of tactics and strategies, efficient results.
This is the crux of President Obama's success. The Success is in the narrow range for the new black male who understands that positioning is an art, a psychology and a science. It is not just for the artistic, the psychological or scientific, it is intended for visionaries who want better lives and a greater share of resources for their families, their communities and himself.
And while we have achieved our most important milestone as black men, we must now look ahead to the future and prepare them in the Presence, the way Obama, as he contained his emotions, less than 30 minutes after his election, and had the presence of mind, seems now the opportunity during his use to manage rising expectations by saying in his acceptance speech:
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We can not get there in a year or even one term, but America – I've never been more hopeful than tonight, that we have to make it. I promise you – we as a people will get there … There will be setbacks (see paragraph above on optimism and setbacks) and false starts. There are many who are not with any decision or I make policy as President will agree with me, and we know that the government does not solve every problem. But I'll always be honest with you about the challenges our time. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. "
Last lesson in repositioning the black males: the more big picture and see your place in it.
About the Author
Gian Fiero is an educator and speaker who lectures throughout the country. He is also an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University, and a business advisor for the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). His specialty topics include business development, career planning, public relations, and personal growth.
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