In that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is projecting that by the year 2020 a staggering 74 percent of all new labor force growth will be Hispanic, it’s important to know the best places to recruit them.
This is a sensitive and confusing subject for many people but in light of ramped-up immigration enforcement and random raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, we must address this issue.
There is a current shakedown in the construction industry that is allowing two very important things to happen that will benefit both the organization and the workers.
Company leaders consistently tell me that their Number One priority is safety. Unfortunately, safety talks to Latinos very frequently fall short of the level of importance and priority we affirm. There are three key concepts that point the way to giving the best safety presentations.
In this article, the second of the two-parts, I will explain the three specific concepts one must understand and implement to have high levels of success in training safety with Latino employees.
I know that most Latinos do, in fact, want to learn English. So, the question really is “Why don’t they learn?” There are three main reasons why many Latinos do not learn English, and we’ll explore them here.
I strongly believe that Latinos who come to the United States should assimilate into the culture. In this article I’ll tell you how they should go about doing this and how you can help them make this transition.
In my March column (“Detecting and Developing Latino Leadership”), we learned how to spot leaders among your Latino workforce. Let’s now take a serious look at how to develop Latino leadership.
I am convinced, based on extensive studies in this area, that leadership among Latinos is the No. 1 critical training area necessary among the Latino population. Many Latinos have not been trained in professional leadership principles, much less in how to lead in the American organization.
