"If you want to win hearts and minds, you have to lead with your heart as well as your mind. I don’t believe we have a professional self from Mondays through Fridays and a real self for the rest of the time ... It is all professional and it is all personal, all at the very same time." - Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO

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Five Takeaways After Reading Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead

Kenneth Flakes, PE

Nov 14, 2021
7 min

Five Takeaways After Reading Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead

In Dare to Lead, Brené Brown relies upon her decades of research and personal stories to describe daring leadership. Brown's book is...

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Take Advantage of These Opportunities During College to Prepare Yourself for Future Career Success

Kenneth Flakes, PE

Sep 6, 2021
9 min

Take Advantage of These Opportunities During College to Prepare Yourself for Future Career Success

High academic achievement is important in college because it helps prepare students for their future careers. Although technical skills...

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Four Lessons to Be Learned from Naomi Osaka’s 2021 French Open Experience

Kenneth Flakes, PE

Aug 3, 2021
7 min

Four Lessons to Be Learned from Naomi Osaka’s 2021 French Open Experience

Although Osaka is a professional athlete, regular working professionals could greatly learn from her experience at the 2021 French Open

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Six Essential Skills Professionals Need to Communicate Better and Build Stronger Work Relationships

Kenneth Flakes, PE

Jun 7, 2021
3 min

Six Essential Skills Professionals Need to Communicate Better and Build Stronger Work Relationships

Students chose to attend college to obtain the skills needed to be successful in the careers they intend to pursue. Colleges however...

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Kenneth Flakes, PE

Feb 20, 2021
4 min

7 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand and Elevate Your Career

“Regardless of age, regardless of position, regardless of the business we happen to be in, all of us need to understand the importance of...

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11 Tips for Applying Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality to Your Career

Kenneth Flakes, PE

Mar 2, 2020
7 min

11 Tips for Applying Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality to Your Career

"Mamba Mentality is all about focusing on the process and trusting in the hard work when it matters most." — Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant was...

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ABOUT KENNETH

Kenneth Flakes is a first-generation college graduate who has spent nearly his entire life in the City of Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of Ross Sterling High School in the Houston Independent School District he finished as class valedictorian.

After graduating high school, Kenneth enrolled at the University of Houston where he majored in mechanical engineering.

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Five Takeaways After Reading Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead

Take Advantage of These Opportunities During College to Prepare Yourself for Future Career Success

Four Lessons to Be Learned from Naomi Osaka’s 2021 French Open Experience

Six Essential Skills Professionals Need to Communicate Better and Build Stronger Work Relationships

7 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand and Elevate Your Career

11 Tips for Applying Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality to Your Career

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