Hard to believe the year and decade are coming to an end. For me, it’s a time of reflection and goal setting so posts will be relatively light until after the new year. I’ll be spending some quality time with the family and working on additional plans for the upcoming year. Hopefully, we’ll be introducing podcasts…
My wife and I often talk about our future plans. Where we want to be five, fifteen, twenty years from now? What are our dreams? For me, many of my dreams have been fulfilled many times over – good health, a loving family, a good education, and a roof over my head. While many of…
Over the last few days, I’ve been editing a manuscript that I’ve been asked to resubmit to a Hispanic business peer reviewed journal. If you’re not familiar with the term “peer reviewed” it’s a process that journals use to ensure the articles they publish represent the best scholarship currently available. When an article is submitted…
The U.S. workforce is facing a skills shortage that is a threat to the long-term health of our economy. Organizations are experiencing recruitment challenges with its traditional sources of labor. As I’ve noted consistently on this blog, efforts are being made to recruit more Hispanics into the workforce, but with limited success. In the short…
Today the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR) released findings of its 2009 Corporate Inclusion Index. As expected, the findings are not positive. Aside from the survey’s conclusion that Hispanic Americans are vastly misrepresented on corporate boards despite accounting for 15% of the U.S. population, there’s this astonishing statement: Over 70% of Fortune 100 companies…
Every now and then something comes along that changes an entire industry or brings about a new age. The daily employment news is not good. Although we read and hear the economy is getting better, there is a definite lag between improving bottom lines and increased hiring. Despite improvement in some areas, the situation is…
It’s an uncertain time. College students entered their academic careers expecting to launch a new career and a new life four years later. Unexpectedly, they find themselves in the thick of an economic environment that has not lived up to their hopes. For Hispanic graduates, it makes an already challenging journey even more demanding. Cultural,…
This morning I noted that my alma mater, the University of Texas of El Paso, will be graduating its largest class ever – 2,275 students. Although that may not seem like a large number, consider there were only about 700 graduates when I went through commencement in 1990 with my undergraduate degree. Graduate numbers have…
I’ve been teaching a few classes, getting ready for a few presentations, and edting a journal paper so and my lack of postings is related to time management not continued interest! I’ll be getting back to consistent posting starting today — I do enjoying writing this blog — however it does take a lot of work to be a…
