Events

Friday 03/05/10  7pm-8pm Dr. Donnell Scott discusses Workplace Politics: Survive and Advance Workplace Politics: Survive and Advance Dr. Donnell Scott will be on hand to discuss his book Workplace Politics: Survive and Advance, which teaches the reader how to successfully navigate through office politics.  Though the book is ideal for individuals just starting out in their careers, the book is not necessarily geared towards any particular group of working adults.   Dr. Scott, after a long career with the IBM Corporation, sought new challenges that have led him to his present position, Director of the Executive Master of Public Administration Program (EMPA) at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, NC.  Dr. Scot is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Public Administration at NCCU, where he teaches Administrative Leadership and Ethics in the Master of Public Administration program. He has conducted numerous professional development workshops aligned with politics in the workplace. Dr. Scott designed and taught Non-Profit Workplace Politics for the Duke University School of Continuing Education, and created and implemented the Real World Workplace Experience Initiative for the School of Graduate Studies at North Carolina Central University. He has conducted Twenty- First Century Public Administration workshops in Ghana for the University of Ghana, Legon Campus, and created and implemented Central Government Internships for EMPA students for the Liberian Government in Liberia.