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    Help With Managing
The Hispanic Workforce
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Managing
Hispanic employees requires a unique set of skills.
Penn State Dairy Alliance has an important educa
tional resource available for those considering or
managing a multicultural workforce.
The Proceedings from the 2003 Conference on
“Managing the Hispanic Workforce” features the
writings of Jorge Estrada, president of Leadership
Consulting International in Washington State, and
Angelo Mino, president of Summit Consulting Ser
vices in Kansas. The book offers useful insight into
practices and attitudes that ensure success with a
multicultural workforce.
Featured topics include Exploring Cultural
Characteristics: What should I know and why is it
important?; Blending Cultures in the Workplace;
Four Factors for Success with Your Hispanic Em
ployees; Mentoring and Coaching New Managers:
How can I help my best Hispanic employees move
into supervisory positions?; Expanding Employee
Skill Sets: Moving your workers into different parts
of the operation; Language Barriers: How can I best
overcome them?; Gaining Multicultural Acceptance
DFA can make a difference.
Discover the
vices, and a sti
the country, Dl
programs and
For more in
membership, call 1-800-926-2667.
Large enough to make a difference, small enough to care.
in the Community: What can I do to help my local
community accept this new and necessary work
force?; and Hiring a Legal Workforce.
You can purchase your copy of this valuable re
source for $2O, by contacting the Dairy Alliance
office at (888) 373-PADA. Or, you can mail a check
for $2O to Dairy Alliance, 324 Henning Building,
University Park, PA 16802. Please make your check
payable to Penn State University and note that you
wish to purchase the Hispanic Workforce proceed
ings.
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