The Power of Latino Leadership: Culture, Inclusion, and Contribution

Over 50 million Latinos live in the United States, and it’s estimated that by 2050 one in three of the US population will be Hispanic. What does it take to lead such a varied and vibrant people who hail from twenty-two different countries and are a blend of different races? And what can leaders of all cultures and ethnicities learn from how Latinos lead?

Juana Bordas takes us on a journey to the very heart and soul of Latino leadership. She offers ten principles that richly illustrate the inclusive, people-oriented, socially responsible, and life-affirming way Latinos have led their communities. Bordas includes the voices and experiences of other distinguished Latino leaders and vivid dichos (traditional sayings) that illustrate positive aspects of the Latino culture. This unprecedented book illustrates powerful and distinctive lessons that will inform leaders of every background.

Juana Bordas immigrated to the US from Nicaragua on a banana boat. The first in her family to go to college, she joined the Peace Corps and worked in Santiago, Chile. Juana later received the Franklin Williams Award from the US Peace Corps for her life-long commitment to advancing communities of color. Today she is president of Mestiza Leadership International a company that focuses on leadership and diversity. Juana served as advisor to Harvard's Hispanic Journal on Public Policy, the Kellogg National Fellows Program, vice chair of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, and trustee of the International Leadership Association. She received an honorary doctorate from Union University in 2009 and currently serves on their board.
 
Juana is a founder of Mi Casa Resource Center - the largest Hispanic serving organization in Colorado. She is founding President of the National Hispana Leadership Institute and the first Latina faculty for the Center for Creative Leadership. The National Center for Women's Policy Studies honored her as a Wise Woman. In 2009 the Denver Post and Colorado Women's Foundation named her Colorado Unique Woman of the Year. She is in The Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.