The Road to Someplace Better: From the Segregated South to Harvard Business School and Beyond |  | Author: Lillian Lincoln Lambert
Publisher: Wiley
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 0470401664
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.7647
EAN: 9780470401668
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Publication Date: January 19, 2010
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The first black woman Harvard MBA tells the remarkable story of how she achieved the American dream Lillian Lincoln Lambert rose from humble beginnings as a poor farm girl in the segregated South to become the first black woman to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School and, later, the founder of a $20 million maintenance company with 1,200 employees. In The Road to Someplace Better, she shares an inspiring personal journey that took her from dead-end jobs in New York City and Washington, D.C., to the ivory tower and the world of entrepreneurship. In addition to her own hard work and tenacity, she shows how her love of reading—instilled in her by her mother—spurred her to reach her goals. By sharing her inspiring life story, she helps others see that they, too, have the power to dream big, act bold, and achieve their goals. - Charts Lillian Lincoln Lambert's inspiring rise from a poor, rural upbringing in the segregated South to success as a barrier-breaking CEO and entrepreneur
- Inspiring memoir of a groundbreaking business pioneer who broke down racial, gender, and social barriers to achieve unprecedented success
- Lillian Lincoln Lambert received Harvard Business School's Alumni Achievement Award in 2003 and has been featured on Good Morning America and in Time, the Washington Post, and Entrepreneur
The Road to Someplace Better is a book you'll want to read whether you're interested in business, history, or an unforgettable story of personal triumph against the odds.
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Refreshing, Forthright, Honest, & Informative January 19, 2010
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2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A line-by-line, precept-by-precept portrayal of the intricacies of growing up materially poor and disadvantaged, but concurrently internalizing the need for discipline, good work habits, & core Christian values. These all produced inner strengths that sustained Lillian beyond those formative years; these traits compelled her to keep pushing forward & upward until she exhausted the challenges that landed her at her ultimate destiny; or, until she reached the ceiling of her potential ascribed and achieved talents.
The book demonstrates how one can use obstacles & barriers as stepping stones to higher levels of achievement & success; one important object lesson in the book is that regardless of how dismal one's past, we can't assume that that individual will not effectively use the "rod that's in his/her hand,", i.e., how their foundation will manifest in adulthood as one implements the gifts/skills endowed at birth. Also, it is an object lesson from the African proverb that, "it takes a village to raise a child." The importance of maintaining active family relationships, church connections, peer acquaintances, provided her resources to always return to & get re-energized before resuming the intense pursuit to the challenge of her per-ordained destiny.
Her memoir will be a reward to her family, educators, religious leaders, and others who poured their abilities/skills/talents into her during her formative years; which, in turn, served as her plumbline once she graduated from their tutelage. The details of her memoir demonstrated that our life's journey is not a one-person show, i.e., we're not islands unto ourselves - but involves many contributors.
No doubt this memoir will be a special blessing to her grand-and-great grandchildren, i.e., this generation of their roots will be in place always to inspire, encourage, and reinforce boldness and a "can-do" attitude. The memoirs to her family might be compared to what the Bible is to Christians, i.e., "it's in the word."
Finally, no doubt staying connected to her geographical roots served as a double-edged sword - re-energizing, but also re-enforcing a determination to move "fast and far" for fear of becoming entrapped in the once mundane life on the farm. I recommend that this book be found in all households where children reside whose parents desire that they excel in the 21st-century economy.
Engaging and awe-inspiring! January 10, 2010
Inspired2Read (Richmond, VA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well written and engaging. Lambert's personal story of her experiences during her travels on "the road to someplace better" is awe-inspiring. As a current MBA student and an African American woman, I was interested to read about the obstacles that she encountered and impressed at how she persevered and overcame. Her story shows me that I should dream "bigger" and expect to achieve more. Lillian Lambert is living proof that it can be done! My 15 year old daughter will be reading this next!!
Inspiring Reflections of a Pioneering Businesswoman January 10, 2010
Maya P. Smart (Clemson, SC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
1969 gave Americans a collage of iconic images, from Neil Armstrong's moonwalk to Woodstock. But, like any other year, it had its share of unheralded yet significant moments, too--occasions that transpired without many cameras present to capture the event or to illustrate its meaning for witnesses or posterity.
Take, for example, June 12, the day Lillian Lincoln (now Lillian Lincoln Lambert) made history by becoming the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Business School. At the time, even she was unaware of her achievement's significance. As the sun shone brightly overhead, the chill of Ivy League elitism and an uncertain future preoccupied her. One of just six black and 18 female students in her class of 800, the newly minted MBA had yet to receive any job offers from blue-chip recruiters and worried about whether the degree would take her anywhere.
She needn't have been anxious. As the pages of The Road to Someplace Better reveal, she would follow an unusual path to found and grow a multimillion-dollar business with 1,200 employees. Read her memoir to find out how she did it--and be inspired along the way.
A MUST READ for those who dare to achieve their dreams in this lifetime! January 25, 2010
S. Cuffe (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lillian Lambert's memoir offers a candid and humbling account of her life's journey. She engages you from the very beginning, sharing details of both her "highs" and "lows" in such a way that you relate immediately recognize that nothing's impossible or unattainable with love, courage and devotion. The book is not only inspiring, but also a true guidebook on how to trust and be true to oneself, despite what may seem like insurmountable odds. I highly recommend for those who dare to live out their dreams in this lifetime!
UPLIFTING, ENCOURAGING & THOUGHT PROVOKING January 25, 2010
Evander Duck (Saint Petersburg, Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Road To Someplace Better
An enjoyable clear, insightful description of how the social structure and values of a black southern farm family influenced a successful life journey. Lillian Lambert's Journey gives a brilliant account of psychic and emotional adjustments essential to overcome fear, poverty, prejudice and racism to achieve desirable and determined outcomes. The love and support found in mentors, friendships, and extended family and total strangers encourages the soul. The edgy life lessons of Lillian Lambert are teachable and provide helpful perspective on the merits of perseverance, hard work, cool and calm demeanor when faced with difficult and unfamiliar life challenges and circumstance.
Lambert contributes a wonderful gift for all who are interested in how to win with dignity, style grace and distinction.
Evander Duck Sr.
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