[Author Spotlight Series] – From Immigrant to Construction Industry Success With Dianne Lee

Dianne Lee is a tireless advocate and industry professional with over 18 years of experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction marketplace. She is the author of Leveraging Stereotypes to Your Advantage, in which she shares her journey to success and the challenges she faced and overcame as an immigrant in America. To inspire and empower others, Dianne utilizes her voice and platform to highlight the importance of diversity and inclusivity and the contributions of minorities and women in a highly male-dominated industry. She is a certified business management expert (CBME) and a certified diversity, equity, and inclusion leader (CDEIL).

 

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:

 

  • Dianne Lee shares her professional background and expertise
  • What was Dianne’s intention in writing her book?
  • Positive feedback from industry and non-industry women
  • Other ways Dianne is exercising authority
  • Dianne’s advice for diversity, equity, and inclusion

In this episode...

 

Do you feel like you are not being given equal rights or opportunities at your workplace? Know that you are not alone. But how can you overcome these challenges and achieve your goals?

 

Working in the construction industry, a highly male-dominated sector, Dianne Lee started noticing gaps for minority women working in the industry. Having faced and overcome many challenges as an immigrant in the industry, she felt a need to highlight and showcase women in construction, their leadership skills, and the value they bring to a construction project. This led her to write Leveraging Stereotypes to Your Advantage, sharing her journey to success to inspire and empower other women in the same situation.

 

In this episode of The Power of Authority Spotlight, Michelle Prince welcomes Dianne Lee to discuss her journey and her book, Leveraging Stereotypes to Your Advantage. Dianne Lee shares her professional background and expertise and provides insights into what motivated her to write the book. She reveals the overwhelmingly positive feedback she has received from women inside and outside the construction industry. Dianne also shares her advice for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

 

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Sponsor for this episode...

 

This episode is brought to you by Performance Publishing Group.

 

At Performance Publishing Group, we provide top-quality, comprehensive book publishing services for soon-to-be authors.

 

Led by best-selling author Michelle Prince, the Performance Publishing team has helped hundreds of people realize their dream of becoming an author.

 

As a partner publisher, we can offer you more than just expert guidance — we want to make sure you get the book of your dreams and reap the rewards.

 

To learn more about Performance Publishing Group, go to performancepublishinggroup.com.


Written By

Michelle Prince


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