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Achieving Success Comes Down to One Thing: Connecting With People

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In my case, I found success only after doing something I typically dread : networking. Over time, dread turned to desire, and I not only started to benefit from networking , I started to enjoy it. So I began helping others connect within the community too, attending lunches and speaking at networking events.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS. Network Inc., How Will You Show Up? ,

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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By masking her identity from the hiring committee, it guaranteed that she’d be judged on her performance, not her gender. Childs’ task force project was such a resounding success that the company created employee networks to broaden the discussion. The ratio of women in its computer science program jumped to nearly 50% in 2018.

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