Organizations wishing to attract Latinos and other diverse professionals for top-level management positions often find themselves competing for the same candidates — most of whom are already employed elsewhere. While such candidates are always are worth pursuing, it is also important to identify the talent that already exists within your organization. Here are some ideas for developing the leadership potential in your Latino employees.

Sometimes it's not easy to admit our areas of weakness, and harder yet to document and track our progress. These 10 tips provide a simple way to conduct a self assessment and identify areas that may require work if you want to become a stronger leader.

Giving and receiving feedback on job performance is an important part of your professional development. Learn how to navigate the feedback process without offending coworkers or becoming defensive if negative feedback comes your way.

One important strategy to avoid becoming a victim of corporate layoffs is to communicate your value to management using metrics. While many employees are uneasy about metrics, believing that numbers-based reporting can’t possibly reflect their varied and unique contributions to a company, being able to clearly define and communicate your value through metrics is crucial to career advancement.

Faced with the lowest U.S. consumer confidence level in 5 years, a sluggish employment market and other slumping economic indicators, many workers are concerned about the possibility of being laid off. Here are steps you should be taking now to boost your job security and sharpen your marketability.

Most communication and teamwork challenges arise from three basic cultural preferences: our approach to work, the way we share information, and how we view time. All three of these preferences have an enormous impact on the effectiveness of multicultural teams.

What if you could guarantee career advancement, promotions, more money and respect from your professional peers? While there aren't any mystical secrets about how to tap into the power of the universe to achieve success, there are four fundamental characteristics shared by all top performers that you should adopt and put into practice in your own professional life.

Get a mentor. You’ve probably heard this career advice more than once. Unfortunately, many Hispanic professionals know they should “get a mentor” but few know how to go about finding one. We've got all the details on how to connect with potential mentors, how to approach them and what to expect out of the mentoring process.

Having Hispanics in human resources leadership roles has become increasingly important in corporate America over the past decade or more. As the Hispanic population continues to grow in the US, human resources functions including recruitment, diversity, compensation, benefits, training and payroll should also reflect that diversity. Hiring Hispanic professionals to serve in a variety of HR roles will help your business to effectively meet the needs of an increasingly diverse workforce.

A Latino professional with Fortune 500 experience wonders if he should pass on a position with a company because it doesn’t place a strong emphasis on diversity.