Personal & Professional Development

The Career Manual Nobody Gave You.

If you have ever had to translate yourself to be heard, shrink yourself to be safe, or overperform just to belong, you are in the right place.

Duane K. Andrews spent 20+ years coaching ENRICH professionals who pulled him aside after workshops to ask the questions they could not ask in the room. Those conversations became a book series. That book series became an entire system for navigating, advancing, and thriving in predominantly white institutions.

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The Foundation

Human Behavior in the Work Environment

Everything starts with people. Organizations are just large groups of people. Understanding the human dynamics of your workplace, especially the ones nobody else is willing to talk about, is the most important skill you can develop.

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The HBWE Ecosystem

Four Modules. One Complete System.

Each HBWE module includes a Book, a Course, Apps & Tools, and Coaching. Every module includes the ENRICH Outsider perspective.

Leadership & Influence

The 17 Keys for navigating bosses, building credibility, and leading up in any organization.

Books: 3 Published

Courses: 5 on Thinkific

Apps: In Development

Coaching: Available Now

Emotional Intelligence

Self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills for the workplace.

Books: Planned

Courses: 3 on Thinkific

Apps: Planned

Coaching: Available Now

Diversity & Inclusion

Moving beyond performative DEI to understand how identity actually operates in organizations.

Books: Planned

Courses: 3 on Thinkific

Apps: Planned

Coaching: Available Now

Communication & Interpersonal

Influence, negotiation, cross-cultural communication, and the art of getting things done through people.

Books: Planned

Courses: 3+ on Thinkific

Apps: Planned

Coaching: Available Now

The Books

The Three-Book Leadership System

Start with the universal framework, then go deeper with the ENRICH Outsider volumes.

For Everyone -- Start Here

How Do I Get My Boss To...?

The Handbook on Leading Up: 17 Keys to Establishing the Credibility to Influence Your Boss. The universal framework. 166 pages of direct, actionable strategies for anyone who works for someone else. This is where the 17 Keys began.

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For ENRICH Outsiders -- Volume 1 (Keys 1-9)

Leading Up While Standing Out

The deep dive for professionals whose identity makes them the outsider. Research-backed. 50+ vignettes across healthcare, academia, finance, tech, government, and nonprofit. The same 17 Keys with ENRICH vignettes, research citations, industry-specific guidance, exit strategies, and lateral aggression content.

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For ENRICH Outsiders -- Volume 2 (Keys 10-17)

Leading Up While Standing Out

Advanced strategies and mastery. Trust-building, visibility, feedback, proactivity, and getting into the inner circle. The strategic keys for organizational politics, peer dynamics, lateral aggression, and building the career you deserve on your own terms.

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Influence Coaching

HBWE Coaching for Professionals and ENRICH Outsiders

One-on-one and group Zoom sessions designed for professionals navigating workplace dynamics, building influence, and making strategic career decisions. Every engagement includes a psychometric assessment.

Single Session$600 / 90 min

4-Session Package$2,000

"What's Next?" Session$600 / 90 min

Group Coaching$250 / person

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About

Meet Duane K. Andrews

Duane K. Andrews is the author of "Leading Up While Standing Out" and "How Do I Get My Boss To...?" He served for 17 years as lead Corporate Trainer for Baruch College's Corporate/Executive Training Division and as Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching MBA courses in Baruch's American Leadership & Management immersion program with ISG Business School and The International School of Management in France. In 2006 he received the very first Outstanding Instructor Award at Baruch College.

He holds an MBA in Management (Organizational Behavior) from Pace University and has trained executives from AIG, the Port Authority of NY/NJ, the Agricultural Bank of China, NYC Department of Transportation, Bellevue Hospital, and dozens more.

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