Awards Honors Press

University Awards

Two Golden Apple Awards (USC Marshall School of Business)

USC Marshall Mellon Mentoring Award for faculty mentoring undergraduate students

USC Marshall Fund Partnership Award

 

 Reviews/Honors

Finding Work You Love (Ten Speed Press/Penguin Random House)

 If you're worried about finding a job after college, buy this book immediately. Professor Kirk Snyder's proven step-by-step plan show you how to discover your strengths and passions, then match them with your dream job to create a meaningful career you will love." –Tasha Eurich, New York Times bestselling author of Insight and Bankable Leadership

"At a time when many students question their potential for successfully finding a career they will love, Professor Kirk Snyder provides a clear, logical, and compelling system for analyzing themselves and the workplace. His point-based templates help students identify their three key points of value that make them unique—and then do the same to find a perfect match to a potential employer, career field, and role. Using this system, students will focus on the best possible matches for their talents, save time and energy in the job search process, and set themselves up for success throughout their careers." –Katharine S. Brooks, Executive Director for the career center at Vanderbilt University; author of You Majored in What? and coauthor of What Color Is Your Parachute? 2021

 “With employee engagement at an all-time low, what do new graduates have to look forward to as they enter the job market? A lifetime of success in a meaningful career—as long as they follow the plan in Finding Work You Love. This easy-to-follow system helps students avoid the common pitfalls of entry-level jobs and steers them toward a rich and fulfilling work life.” –Kevin Kruse, New York Times bestselling author of Great Leaders Have No Rules

 The G Quotient (Wiley & Sons)

  • Harvard Business Review named The G Quotient to it's prestigious recommended reading list.

  • Recogized as one of the best business management books of the year by strategy + business.

  • The subject of a feature story in TIME Magazine.

  • Featured as a cover story for Details Magazine.

strategy+business: “Mr. Snyder’s evidence seems to show clear correlations between the gay experience and the development of what others have called emotional intelligence, and his arguments for a casual connection are persuasive.” 

Library Journal:
”Highly recommended…Snyder treats the material sensible and seriously. His provocative study clearly and impressively shows that employees working for gay bosses have higher rates of satisfaction, job commitment, and productivity.”
 (Richard Drezen, Washington Post News Research) 

PlanetOut:
“Snyder’s book does a fine job of drilling into the traits common to successful LGBT leaders… Snyder has done a lot of homework, and draws us into specific case studies at real companies, with real people.” 

Publisher’s Weekly:
“Snyder is perceptive and detailed.” “Novel managing strategies make this a practical business primer as well as a landmark study. Managers looking for a fresh approach should pick this title up, as should those interested in the rising profile of gays in America.”
 (starred review) 

Fast Company:
“USC B-School professor Kirk Snyder discovered that employees of gay white-collar males aren’t just happier with their jobs than other workers, they’re also more loyal and productive. Snyder explains why, offering seven management principles for everyone.”
 

 Lavender Road to Success (Ten Speed Press)

Based on a groundbreaking two-year study of more than 300 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender alumni from the University of Southern California, Lavender Road to Success is the first career guide written specifically for the gay community.  Honored as one of the best books of the year as a top ten editors’ pick by Amazon.com and by Insight Out Books as one of the best books of the year.