S42E19 - The Way Up: Climbing the Corporate Mountain as a Professional of Color, with Errol Pierre

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Errol Pierre about his book, The Way Up: Climbing the Corporate Mountain as a Professional of Color. Errol Pierre (https://www.linkedin.com/in/errollpierre/) is the Senior Vice President of State Programs at Healthfirst Inc., the largest nonprofit health plan in New York. He manages their Medicaid and Long-Term Care business unit representing over $8 billion dollars in annual revenue and close to 500 people and operations at more than 24 community offices across New York City, Long Island, and the Hudson Valley region. Pierre was previously COO at Empire BlueCross BlueShield. He is an in-demand speaker on leadership, diversity, and healthcare and has addressed hundreds of audiences including the National Urban League for Young Professionals, 100 Black Men, and Fordham University. Please consider supporting the podcast on Patreon and leaving a review wherever you listen to your podcasts! Check out Shopify at www.shopify.com/hci. Check out the HCI Academy: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn Alchemizing Human Capital Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Future Leader. Check out Dr. Westover's book, 'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership. Check out Dr. Westover's book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine. Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 592296) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Each HCI Podcast episode (Program ID: 24-DP529) has been approved for 5.00 HR (General) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPHR recertification through SHRM, as part of the knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™).