The Latino Advantage in the Workplace teaches Latinos to use their innate, culturally based skills more effectively in the workplace. It is a career advancement book that focuses on using your personal skills and styles to your advantage and downplaying them when they actually are hurting you. It is about overcoming negative stereotypes and taking advantage of positive ones. Specific areas covered include such things as:
Establishing strong and loyal relationships
Effective networking
Respect for authority
Reliability
Risk-taking
Communicating sensitively and diplomatically
Good customer service
Ability to cooperate with others
Being a good team player
Sacrificing personal interests for group benefits
Flexibility
Adapting to different and changing scenarios
Your background, personal heritage and cultural pride can be a great source for success, as well as a roadblock. Learn to take full advantage of who you are and succeed being just that.
