45 min
Ep. 69: Finding your unique value to break the bamboo ceiling and become a leader who creates systemic change and belonging with David Wang (Chief Innovation Officer at Wilson Sonsini) Career Unicorns - Spark Your Joy
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David Wang is the Chief Innovation Officer at Wilson Sonsini, and is the only person of color and Asian American on the management team.
According to a Yale Law School report published in November 2022, Asian Americans are the largest minority group at major law firms, but continue to have the lowest ratio of partners to associates (only 4.3% are equity partners).
So how does one break the bamboo ceiling? In this episode, we discuss:
- Difficult conversations about how you can break the bamboo ceiling.
- How a serendipitous meeting can change the course of your career and lead you on a career path you never thought of.
- Why fortune favors the prepared, and what you can do to make sure that when the opportunity arises, you can capitalize on it.
- How what may be perceived as a weakness can be your X factor that leads to your unique value.
- How to create small wins, so that you can get buy-in even from those who are skeptical.
- What you can do as a leader to give your team a sense of belonging and to change policies that help to dismantle systemic discrimination.
Connect with David on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/david-y-wang.
Connect with Samorn at www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim.
Get a copy of Samorn’s book, “Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic Depressed Insomniac Lawyer” at https://tinyurl.com/swpc578c.
Get weekly career tips by signing up for our newsletter at www.careerunicorns.com.
David Wang is the Chief Innovation Officer at Wilson Sonsini, and is the only person of color and Asian American on the management team.
According to a Yale Law School report published in November 2022, Asian Americans are the largest minority group at major law firms, but continue to have the lowest ratio of partners to associates (only 4.3% are equity partners).
So how does one break the bamboo ceiling? In this episode, we discuss:
- Difficult conversations about how you can break the bamboo ceiling.
- How a serendipitous meeting can change the course of your career and lead you on a career path you never thought of.
- Why fortune favors the prepared, and what you can do to make sure that when the opportunity arises, you can capitalize on it.
- How what may be perceived as a weakness can be your X factor that leads to your unique value.
- How to create small wins, so that you can get buy-in even from those who are skeptical.
- What you can do as a leader to give your team a sense of belonging and to change policies that help to dismantle systemic discrimination.
Connect with David on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/david-y-wang.
Connect with Samorn at www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim.
Get a copy of Samorn’s book, “Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic Depressed Insomniac Lawyer” at https://tinyurl.com/swpc578c.
Get weekly career tips by signing up for our newsletter at www.careerunicorns.com.
45 min