Diversity Acceptance in the Workplace and Leadership opportunities

Most major successful corporations have already learned the value of workplace diversity and it opportunity to tap into new revenue streams. Some of those companies such as AT&T, long ago realized that its greatest growth market was the Latino market. With the advent of technology and cheap air fares Latinos are able to stay closely connected to their families back home. In most cases airfares to Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, both in the Caribbean are relatively cheap. So in this instance the AT&T’s of the world, and the Delta’s of the world have long catered to this market by simply having signage in Spanish, and specific commercials created for the Spanish market.

Unfortunately some companies have not been able to translate that this same market has much to contribute on how best to innovate their own market. Some of those very employees aren’t usually considered for leadership to accelerate the awareness and potential of their unique skill-sets and capabilities in the workplace.

As is duly noted in the article, the opportunity to tap into the professional talent base of Hispanic leaders and executives is now, this article was written in December 2010 says, “There is a three to five year window of opportunity to create influence and effect change – but it stresses that it all starts with leadership”.

Many of unaware companies of these trends are missing the bus go by them and that bus is loaded with spendable dollars, ideas and an entrepreneurship spirit. The Latino culture has an inborn survival mechanism within the Hispanic it to survive. Imagine those attributes aimed at your business’s survival needs?

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Journey to my MBA ...

Journey to my MBA ...

Greetings world, I am a grandfather in the process of finding out what to "be" during the second half of my existence. Since I believe the second half is just as important as the first half, I decided to start  the journey with the attainment of an MBA. Something I did not obviously do during the first half.

I enjoy the diversity out there, "ALL OF IT". The discussions, disagreements, foods, dances, we truly have become a salad bowl society. Also as our world has flattened reaching out to each other is just a click away, making all we do tied together into one big mess. Many changes have already begun and you can't run away from it.

So as I move forward studying, I plan to enjoy the interactions with others in a progressive, cohesive existence, these dynamics will be interesting ... especially in the work place. This is one of the reasons I decided to study Human Resource Management as part of my MBA curriculum.

As a society we usually we hide from these dynamics, we cling to what we know and are familiar with. Nothing wrong with that, since it has worked for so long. However as we consider work force diversity within organizations and the various impacts already happening, and affecting how we do business to sustain our global position is really exciting. It's all up to us, we are in the mist of some very important changes, whether we realize it or not.

So far as a country we haven’t handled these challenges too well … but I have faith in our society, especially in our youth … so I look forward to learning from my colleagues, young/old, tall/short, stateside/overseas …  let’s do this together, pleasure to meet you all.