Kirk_Snyder_(author)

Kirk Snyder (author)

Kirk Snyder (author)

American author

For the basketball player, see Kirk Snyder.

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Kirk Snyder is an American academic and author. He is a Professor of Business Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles, California. He has authored three books including Finding Work You Love: 3 Steps to Getting The Perfect Job After College (Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House, 2020), in addition to two critically acclaimed books on LGBT employees and executives.

Early life

Kirk Snyder graduated from the University of Southern California, where he received a bachelor of science in business administration.[1] He received a master of arts degree in communication from Pepperdine University.[1] He received a doctorate degree in education from the University of Southern California.[1]

Career

Snyder is a Professor of Clinical Business Communication at the USC Marshall School of Business.[1] He is the author of three books on the subject of career development and leadership success. His work has been widely featured in the media and as a keynote corporate speaker, he has been featured at numerous Fortune 500 companies.

According to The Guardian, he has argued that, "the best managers are gay - because they understand diversity and value individuality, they can bring a team together."[2] Moreover, his research shows that under openly gay managers, employees feel more engaged and they are more productive.[3] Additionally, he has shown that few LGBT executives come out of the closet due to shareholder pressure.[4] He adds that many gay executives eschew corporate discrimination by embracing entrepreneurship, thus becoming their own bosses.[4]

Bibliography

  • Lavender Road To Success: The Career Guide for the Gay Community (Ten Speed Press, 2003). ISBN 978-1580084963
  • The G Quotient: Why Gay Executives are Excelling as Leaders... And What Every Manager Needs to Know (Jossey-Bass, 2006). ISBN 978-0787982461
  • Finding Work You Love: 3 Steps to Getting The Perfect Job After College (Penguin Random House, 2020). ISBN 978-1984856678

References

  1. [1]
    "Kirk Snyder". USC Marshall School of Business. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Snyder, Kirk (November 12, 2015). "Bringing the outsiders in". The Guardian. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Sacks, Danielle (November 12, 2015). "Why Gay Men Make the Best Bosses: America's most desirable managers all have one thing in common: homosexuality". Details. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. [4]
    Lapowsky, Issie (November 12, 2015). "Are Gay People Better Entrepreneurs? It's rare to find an openly gay CEO of a large company. But there seem to be social and logistical reasons openly gay people excel at building their own businesses". Inc. Retrieved November 12, 2015.


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