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Kensi Gounden - Macon Bolling Allen was the first recorded licensed African American lawyer in the United States. He was a self-taught lawyer who gained his knowledge and legal skills by serving as an apprentice and law clerk to practicing white lawyers in the pre-Civil War era. Negros as they were referred to in those times received their training by apprenticeship; however, they could not depend upon the practice of law for a living. They had to work at other crafts. Allen was also known as a businessman, but the nature of the business is not known. Little is known about Allen's early years other than the fact that he was named A. Macon Bolling when he was born a “Free Negro” in Indiana in 1816, the same year Indiana was admitted as the nineteenth state to join the Union. He was listed as “mulatto” race on early census forms. Allen learned how to read and write as he grew up, and his first job in Indiana was that of a schoolteacher. On July 3, 1844, Allen passed the exam and b...

You don’t need a crystal ball to see that the world of work is changing. According to Kensi Gounden , almost half the jobs people currently perform have the potential to be automated by currently existing technology. It sort of makes you wonder: what kind of work will be left for humans to do? The answer: innovation. Clearly, to thrive in this new world of work will require different skill-sets, mindsets, and tool-sets. Chief among them: the need to bring people together as a team. The need to demonstrate deeper empathy. The ability to get new things done. Innovation in the next economy is about much more than inventing. It’s about figuring out how and where you can add unique value. It’s about how fast you can unlearn, relearn and master new skills. It’s about how you engage others at a deeper, more humanistic and passionate level. Kenseelen Gounden says Here are six critical leadership skills that will help you turbocharge your career in the coming days: 1. You Continuously Embrace ...

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