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Featured Speaker:
Keith Wyche
President - US Operations, Pitney Bowes
 As
President of U.S. Operations at Pitney Bowes, Keith Wyche is responsible
for directing approximately 8,000 people and operations at the more than
1,100 sites across the country.
As a renowned
mentor to minorities in Corporate America, Wyche incorporates a signature
“straight shooter” approach to help minority professionals advance from
middle management to executive leadership—a feat that, according to
statistics, is still uncommon in Corporate America today.
At perhaps
the highest point of his career, Wyche is now focusing on translating his
success into significance. That’s why, as one of corporate America’s
highest ranking African American executives, he is sharing secrets to
breaking from middle management to senior leadership.
Born into
very modest economic circumstances, to say the least, Wyche recalls being
rejected multiple times from a local prestigious private school and, as an
adult, he learned firsthand that many in corporate America frown on
graduates of state universities. Still, none of his life experiences and
corporate setbacks stifled his determination to excel in the business
world. On the contrary, it served as fuel to propel him along an
impressive journey up the corporate ladder.
This is why
Wyche’s bottom line message to today’s minority professionals is: Good is
Not Enough—a message that is not about what corporate America isn’t doing,
but about what today’s minority professionals aren’t doing to break
through the proverbial glass ceiling.
Wyche’s
practical perspective provides professionals with a “sneak peek” from the
inside of the executive suite—to help minority professionals see
themselves through the same lens from which executive decision makers view
them and to empower them with applicable career growth strategies.
GOOD IS NOT ENOUGH … in
bookstores Summer 2008.
 “Good
Is Not Enough” is a practical, no-nonsense guide to help minorities
of all backgrounds better understand what is required to move beyond
the level of middle management to senior level positions within
corporate America. Wyche states “Today, like never before, it is
essential for minorities in business to understand the rules of
engagement if they expect to survive in the race called Corporate
America. All too often, careers of young, minority executives are
left wrecked at the middle management level, as they fail to
properly navigate the roads of right-sizing, mergers, acquisitions
and other potholes of corporate life."
Thousands of minority, middle management executives are frustrated,
confused and burned out. They are good at what they do, their
results are good, and their performance is as good as their peers,
who seem to get ahead. To make matters worse, they typically lack
the support of “mentors” and “sponsors”, those powerbrokers and
influencers who provide guidance and direction within corporate
America, to not only “survive”, but to “thrive” and enjoy
successful, rewarding careers.
However, as the title suggests, to rise above the ranks of middle
management and into the boardroom, “Good is Not Enough”. By sharing
secrets of today’s minority senior executives, this book will serve
as a tool to help prepare the next generation of minority leadership
ascend to even greater heights and accomplishments. A must read for
the individual who is serious about their career and who wants to
gain the know-how that will enable them to springboard from middle
management to the executive suite. The reader will discover how to
re-evaluate and recalibrate an actionable development plan, based on
the tips, secrets and experiences of those who have successfully
made the transition to the top! |
Wyche joined
Pitney Bowes in 2003 as Area Vice President-Western Operations for
Mailstream-The Americas, where he focused on driving customer acquisition
and retention strategies to achieve accelerated growth in the company’s
Western Region. His impressive performance in that role earned him the
added responsibility of managing the Pitney Bowes Employee Development &
Performance training facility at Aberdeen Woods in Georgia. His work there
led to the creation of several new leadership development programs and an
increased emphasis on solution selling.
Prior to
joining Pitney Bowes, Wyche was Group Vice President for Wireless Sales at
Convergys Corporation. He was the lead executive for Convergys’ largest
vertical market, and was a key architect in developing the company’s call
center operations in India and Canada. Wyche’s previous experience
includes a variety of senior-level positions at Ameritech, AT&T and IBM.
Wyche has
been recognized for his leadership by Black Enterprise and Ebony magazines
and was also named “MBA of the Year” by the National Black MBA
Association’s Cleveland Chapter. He is a member of the Executive
Leadership Council (ELC), a professional organization consisting of the
top 250 African-American senior corporate executives in the U.S. He was
also recently recognized by the National Urban League as an “African
American Man of Distinction. Wyche received his BBA from Cleveland State
University and his MBA from Baldwin-Wallace College
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