{"id":64380,"date":"2018-10-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-the-quest-to-uncover-opportunities-that-allow-latinx-to-rise-through-the-ranks-to-leadership-compels-authors-to-say-it-in-espanol\/"},"modified":"2018-10-09T10:02:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T14:02:12","slug":"el-esfuerzo-continuo-por-cultivar-oportunidades-para-el-avance-de-latinx-a-roles-de-liderazgo-motiva-a-estos-autores-a-decirlo-ahora-en-espanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-esfuerzo-continuo-por-cultivar-oportunidades-para-el-avance-de-latinx-a-roles-de-liderazgo-motiva-a-estos-autores-a-decirlo-ahora-en-espanol\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quest to Uncover Opportunities that allow Latinx to Rise through the Ranks to Leadership Compels Authors to Say it in Espa\u00f1ol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 9, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; As US Latinos celebrate their culture during Hispanic Heritage month Latinx professionals still face many challenges as they seek to break out of mid-management into leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>Authors of <i>Aut\u00e9ntico: the Definitive Guide to Latino Career <\/i>success know the struggle well. As they evangelized their book&#8217;s message for greater diversity they uncovered a need among Latinx. During an in-studio interview on CNN en Espa\u00f1ol&#8217;s show <i>Camilo <\/i>with one of the co-authors the promise to complete the Spanish language version of the book was made. <\/p>\n<p>Proudly introducing <i>Aut<\/i>\u00e9<i>ntico: La gu\u00eda definitiva para el \u00e9xito professional de los Latinos <\/i>are\u00a0<i>c<\/i>o-authors Andr\u00e9s Tapia, Senior Client Partner and Global Diversity and Inclusion Strategist at leadership and talent consultancy <span class=\"xn-person\">Korn Ferry<\/span>, and Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Rodriguez<\/span> founder and president of DRR Advisors, a consulting firm specialized in recruitment, retention and development of Latino professionals. <\/p>\n<p>The book&#8217;s effectiveness as a career tool stems from research gleaned from in-depth interviews with 20 featured Latino executives, five focus groups conducted in four US cities, and a survey of Latinx with over 300 respondents. \u00a0The findings are filtered through the insights, guidance and first-hand experience from the authors who are both subject matter experts at implementing diversity and inclusion programs for companies such as Facebook, John Deere and MassMutual.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><b>The book effectively features:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Candid descriptions of what the Latino leader experience has been in a corporate America still mired in conscious and unconscious biases.<br \/>&#8211; Maintaining Latino cultural identity in the midst of pressures to assimilate to the rise to the top.<br \/>&#8211; The cultural assets and liabilities in the advancement of Latinx executives.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a natural progression for the book to be available to everyone regardless of language preference,&#8221; said Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Robert Rodriguez<\/span>, &#8220;The number of requests we received for a version in Spanish following the launch cemented our decision to accelerate the process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The book details the gaps in Latino leadership representation within US corporations both within the US as well as operating globally. With only 4% of top executives being of Latino descent. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Companies today cannot afford to leave out diversity from their strategic growth plans,&#8221; said Andr\u00e9s Tapia. &#8220;It&#8217;s time for companies to open their top doors to the richness represented among Latinx talent.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Available on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT:<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Paula Otero<\/span> <br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:paula@lakartnet.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">paula@lakartnet.com<\/a> \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Andr\u00e9s Tom\u00e1s Tapia and Robert Rodr\u00edguez<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">CHICAGO<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 9, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; As US Latinos celebrate their culture during Hispanic Heritage month Latinx professionals still face many challenges as they seek to break out of mid-management into leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>Authors of <i>Aut\u00e9ntico: the Definitive Guide to Latino Career <\/i>success know the struggle well. 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