65.  The Power of Latino Leadership – Our Culture, Inclusion & Contribution. A discussion with the author, Dr. Juana Bordas.

Dr. Juana Bordas joins Yo today to discuss her book: The Power of Latino Leadership, Culture, Inclusion, and Contribution AHORA!   Dr. Bordas or Tia Juana, as she likes to be called, is a recognized expert in the field of multicultural leadership. She has served as advisor to Harvard’s Hispanic Journal, the Kellogg National Fellows, trustee of Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and the International Leadership Association (ILA). She was the first Latino to receive ILA’s life-time achievement award. As a founder and Executive Director for Mi Casa Resource Center, founding president of The National Hispana Leadership Institute, and The Circle of Latina Leadership, she was commended by Latina Style Magazine for creating “a Nation of Latina Leaders.”   Here’s the 3 things remember from our episode today: 1.    To be a good leader is to know yourself and you’ll need to do the work to do this. 2.    Working across generations is the call of our time! 3.    By 2045, Latinos will make up one in four Americans and will shape the 21st Century! Resources mentioned in episode: The Power of Latino Leadership, Culture, Inclusion, and Contribution AHORA! ⁠Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age *Remember to leave a review if you purchase her book! More about Tia Juana: Juana was the first in her family to graduate from college. She then served the Peace Corps in Chile and worked organizing production cooperatives in the barrios of Santiago. Today this type of microenterprise work is recognized as foundational for assisting people achieve economic security. How to reach Tia Juana: eMail [email protected] Website: https://www.juanabordas.com/ Note: You can sign up for her newsletter on her website Upcoming event: April 19 at 12 Eastern - Leadership Across Generations: A Model from young Latino Leaders - Webinar for International Leadership Association. Find out more here: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/webinars/el-circulo-the-circle-leading-across-generations-a-model-from-young-latino-leaders//   IG: https://www.instagram.com/bordasjuana/   Tik Tok: Tia Juana_Bordas   Facebook: facebook.com/JuanaBordas   Twitter: Twitter.com/JuanaBordas   Ways to reach Yo: eMail  [email protected]   Public FB group: Girl, Take the Lead! https://www.facebook.com/groups/272025931481748/?ref=share   Linktr.ee/yocanny   IG: https://www.instagram.com/yocanny   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yocanny/