Northern Trust
The Latin Heritage Leadership Council (LHLC),
one of eleven Business Resource Councils at
Northern Trust, held its first meeting in June of
2006 with a relatively small group of partners
(employees) at the organization. Since that time,
the Business Resource Council (BRC) has grown
to over 400 members across nine states in the
U.S. and has chapters in the EMEA region as
well.
Established to address the needs of
Northern Trust partners with Latin Heritage or
those with interest in Latin Heritage, LHLC’s
mission is to help create opportunities at all
levels for its members. The LHLC represents a
variety of cultures, raises awareness and
facilitates training and development
opportunities through workshops, networking,
community events and mentoring programs.
Additionally, through signature programming,
such as activities during Hispanic Heritage
Month, LHLC cultivates awareness of the Latino
culture at Northern Trust.
LHLC member benefits include a platform
through various pillars (drivers) to interact with
partners in different Business Units and teams,
opportunities to network, professional
development sessions, leadership opportunities
outside of the daily work functions, exposure
to Senior leaders, opportunities to serve local
communities and the ability to showcase
additional skills (speaking, creative,
collaboration, etc.).
In addition to internal activities, LHLC also
focuses on having a presence in Hispanic
communities, creating awareness to establish
and build new relationships while promoting and
advocating the Northern Trust brand. LHLC has
been previously recognized externally for their
work by LATINA Style in 2016 and 2017 and
recognized internally with Northern Trust
Chairman’s Awards (2012, 2017, and 2018).
Pratt & Whitney
Hispanic Leadership
Forum
Established in 2002 Pratt & Whitney’s Hispanic
Leadership Forum is a self-empowering support
system organized to address all opportunities to
help attract, develop and retain Hispanic
professional talent across UTC and Pratt &
Whitney (P&W). The HLF also seeks to strengthen
the bonds within the Hispanic community where
UTC and P&W employees work and live.
With 600 members in Connecticut and
locations in Florida, and Georgia, board
members and participants have opportunities for
professional development of soft skills,
communication skills, project management,
budgeting, teamwork, and team management. It
also provides a sense of family to those that
moved from out of state and creates an
atmosphere of belonging.
The HLF has been a champion for cultural
change at P&W and UTC. This year, HLF
Executive Champions spearheaded the UTC
Hispanic Professional Summit with the mission of
bringing together Hispanic leaders across UTC in
order to facilitate professional development,
relationship building, and ultimately building a
pipeline for Hispanic Leadership at all levels of the
corporation.
The impact of the HLF is noted by the
supportive presence of senior leadership across
the company, and the evolution of their signature
Intern-Executive Dinner into a corporately
sponsored event.
During the beginning of each year the HLF
strategizes new initiatives that revolve around the
values of the core business along with HLF’s
mission.
Johnson & Johnson
Hispanic Organization for Leadership and Achievement
Established in 2001, with over 1,600 members
throughout the United States, Puerto Rico,
Mexico and Canada, Johnson & Johnson’s
Hispanic Organization for Leadership and
Achievement (HOLA) ERG’s mission is to
facilitate new and emerging opportunities for
the company, its members and the communities
by embracing the Hispanic culture. This is by
focusing on: driving business results through
initiatives connected to diverse and underserved
communities, creating inclusive, synergistic
work environments, and recruiting, retaining,
developing and advancing Hispanic leaders
committed to leveraging diversity and driving
Johnson & Johnson's strategies.
HOLA provides opportunities for
leadership development, networking, and
exposure to senior leaders across all
functional areas and business units of
Johnson & Johnson. HOLA members
enhance their leadership and communication
skills by envisioning and implementing
initiatives which involve the recruiting of new
members and employees, influencing
business partners for their support/engagement,
and maximizing the impact/benefit on the
business and community. Through the
exercise of these activities and interaction with
various business partners, members gain
exposure to senior leaders within HOLA and
Johnson & Johnson, enabling further
opportunities for development. HOLA provides
its members with a safe platform through
which they can showcase their expertise,
strengths and commitment to the Johnson &
Johnson Credo (company values). Thanks to
this exposure, HOLA members are recognized
as top Hispanic leaders and tapped for
developmental opportunities.
HOLA interacts with the Hispanic
community in many local and national
conferences (USHCC, NHMA, and UnidosUS,
among others) and in a number of local
Hispanic-related events such as the ADA Tour
De Cure, health fairs, Hispanic Heritage Month
celebrations (NYC Hispanic Day Parade),
among others.
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