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ACHIEVE GREATER SUCCESS AT WORK

The Latino Advantage in the Workplace teaches Latinos to use their innate, culturally based skills more effectively in the workplace. This career advancement book focuses on using your personal skills and styles to your advantage. Use it to find ways to change people’s perceptions when those perceptions are holding you back from all you can achieve.

Take pride in your unique Latino traits and:
--Network more effectively
--Work well as a team player
--Build strong and loyal relationships
--Engage in diplomatic communications
--Manage conflicts skillfully
--Emerge as a true leader

The Latino Advantage in the Workplace is full of helpful examples, career tips and profiles of highly successful Latinos so you can see exactly how your cultural advantages affect real lives and how you can use those tips in your life. Use the exercises throughout the book to apply the advantages to your own specific situation and confidently advance your career. Consult the extensive list of resources to find all the information you will ever need to gain that extra edge in the workplace.

USE WHO YOU ARE TO GET WHERE YOU WANT TO BE

Front cover photograph taken by María Fernanda Hubeaut.

Table of Contents

Foreword -

Preface -

Introduction -
This is Your Club–Take Advantage of It
How to Read this Book

PART I—LAYING THE FOUNDATION

Chapter 1: What Does It Mean to Be a Latino? -
The Battle to Belong
Maximizing Opportunities
A Word about the Exercises
Using Your Language
Uniformity vs. Diversity

Chapter 2: The Balancing Act -
Stereotypes and the Battle for Balance

PART II—THE LATINO ADVANTAGES

Chapter 3: Values -
The Importance of Family
Loyalty
Honesty
Goal Setting
Respect for Authority
Know Yourself
The Need to Please

Chapter 4: The Ability to Build Strong and Loyal Relationships -
Empathy
Effective Networking
Strong Cooperation
The Origins of Latino Relationship Building
Do Not Take it Personally

Chapter 5: Flexibility -
Adaptability
Extreme Adaptability
Creativity
Play Different Roles
Generalist vs. Specialist
Withstanding Uncomfortable Situations

PART III—IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Chapter 6: Communication -
Indirectness
Humility
Justifying Mistakes
Offering Excessive Context
Informality

Chapter 7: Conflict Management -
Conflict Averse vs. Unreliable
Leadership and Conflict
The Three Ps
Communication

Chapter 8: Networking -
Who is a Contact?
Basic Rules
Great Places to Network
Networking in Practice

PART IV—BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

Epilogue -

Appendix A: Directory of Resources -

Appendix B: Let’s Practice -

Index -

About the Authors

Excerpt

Editorial Reviews

Customer Reviews

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