Alberta article

http://albertabusinessmarketing.com/7094/true-leadership-lesson-from-frito-lay-vp-angel-rodriguez/

“About Angel Rodriguez - Frito Lay USPI Kellogg Worldventures”.

Angel Rodriguez is the SVP-HR and Chief People Officer for WorldVentures. As the first Senior HR Leader for this exponentially growing organization in the Travel and Direct Selling industries, he is accountable for advancing the people agenda as a key business enabler supporting over 100,000 independent field reps and HQ staff. Before WorldVentures, Angel was the Senior HR Leader for Kellogg International and Global Functions; accountable for the People Agenda in Kellogg's Core and Emerging International Markets as well as the Global Support functions that support sustainable business growth. Angel also served the US business community in his role as a senior executive at FRITO LAY in Texas. He was the Group Vice President, HR, for FRITO LAY North America Sales and Operations. He was responsible for more than 43,000 employees. http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelrodriguezfrito/ Angel Rodriguez - Frito Lay USPI Kellogg Worldventures

Great article on the power of humility and our founding fathers

http://www.fastcompany.com/3018516/leadership-now/benjamin-franklin-george-washington-and-the-power-of-humility-in-leadership

Brand Yourself is Terrific!!

http://angelrodriguezfritolayuspikelloggworldventures.brandyourself.com/

Check Out WorldVentures!

http://www.worldventures.com/bio/read/angel-rodriquez

CT NSHMBA review 2011

(pictured: NSHMBA CT ERG Committee Members)  

 

On June 23rd, the National Society of Hispanic MBAs CT chapter held its 5^th Annual Employee Resource Group (ERG) Summit at General Electric Energy Headquarters in Plainville, CT. The theme was "Energize Business. Revamp your Future. Grow your Culture"  

 

More than a hundred attendees from twenty organizations participated in the event, which was sponsored by GE, State Farm, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Travelers and Prudential.  Some of the organizations represented have well-established ERGs, some of them recently launched them and some others have not started them yet.

 

Angel Rodriguez, Sr. VP HR United Surgical Partners International and Former VP HR Frito Lay North America Sales and Operations was the keynote speaker. His speech was described by many as motivational, entertaining and very informative. Angel reminded us of the importance of dreaming things that never were and asking the question, "Why not us?"  He also spoke about the value behind taking our Employee Resource Groups beyond simple agents of diversity and inclusion to become innovation machines within our organizations. The second part of the agenda included a panel discussion with ERG's executive sponsors and chairs from Aetna, Bank of America, General Electric and United Technologies- Hamilton Sundstrand.  Some of the key take-a wayswere when businesses leverage their diversity, the results are tangible and significant; it is a competitive advantage more than simply good citizenship. Also, ERGs should proactively seek to connect with different business objectives as it will open doors to multiple sources of funding. Getting involved in ERGs and diversity has a significant career and personal impact for both ERG leaders and ERG sponsors.

 

The summit accomplished its goal in bringing together ERG representatives and leaders from a broad range of industries to establish a dialogue around the challenges they face, and critical take-aways to implement best practices into their organizations. It was also a great opportunity for companies to notice the increased efforts made by ERGs to become more relevant and strategic to their business every day.

Press Release

http://www.wsav.com/story/23397274/worldventures-appoints-new-chief-people-officer