Research Drives Quality

High quality assessments and ground breaking materials aren’t based off of assumptions. It takes hours upon hours of research and data compilation. El Puente Institute leads with evidence based research to inform, illuminate and inspire their clients.

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October 27, 2025
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The Leaves Are Beautiful, but the Power Is in the Roots

At El Puente Institute, we believe Latinidad runs deeper than what’s visible. Our Cultural Drivers™ reveal how values like familismo, respeto, and personalismo guide how we lead.

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October 23, 2025
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Relational Leadership in Context: Navigating Between Rules and Relationships

At El Puente Institute, we teach that Latino leaders navigate between rules and relationships, blending cultural scripts like familismo and personalismo with accountability to lead with trust.

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October 18, 2025
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From Self-Made to Community-Made: Gratitude, Resilience, and Cultural Wealth

Leadership isn’t self-made, it’s community-made. At El Puente Institute, we honor the families, mentors, and ancestors who shaped us. True leadership grows from gratitude and shared purpose.

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September 9, 2025
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Cultural Distancing: A Silent Barrier to Authentic Leadership

Many leaders mute parts of their identity to fit in, a survival strategy with lasting costs. True leadership builds workplaces where authenticity and culture are strengths, not risks.

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August 15, 2025
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Latino leadership is relational

Our research explores how simpatía and personalismo shape Latino leadership, building trust, connection, and dignity in workplaces that value relationships.

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August 11, 2025
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“I care too much—I’ve heard it my whole life.”

Culturally grounded leadership is readiness. Latino leaders lead with cariño - care, trust, and connection, proving that cultural strengths are vital to the future of leadership.

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Our Latest Podcasts

October 6, 2023
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Bridging the Gap with Dr. Patti Delgado and Dr. Alejandra Mielke

El Puente advances Latino workforce success. Leaders Dr. Patty Delgado & Dr. Patricia Conde-Brooks drive impact in DEI, leadership, and organizational change.

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September 4, 2023
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Quote You live by with El Puente Institute Dr. Patricia Delgado and Dr. Patty Conde Brooks

Segment: Entertaining con Frances: End of Summer Must!

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July 29, 2023
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El Puente Institute Empowering Latino Leaders

El Puente Institute Empowering Latino Leaders

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July 1, 2023
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How Latinx Culture Can Boost Your Leadership Skills, with the Doctoras of El Puente Institure

Meet the founders of El Puente Institute—three Latina Doctoras sharing how Latinx cultural values can shape stronger leadership. They offer personal stories, insights, and tips for thriving in corpora

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April 25, 2023
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Entre Comadres: From Saboteurs to Unidos

This piece explores how envy and rivalry among Latinas can be harmful, and why supporting each other with ambition and unity creates more opportunities for all of us to thrive.

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Our Latest Research

January 31, 2025
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Exploring the Expectations and Experiences of Gen-Z Entering the Professional Workforce

This report by The Bridgify Group and El Puente Institute, with El Paso partners, highlights Gen Z’s focus on growth, flexibility, and inclusion, offering strategies to build a future-ready workforce.

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June 12, 2024
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The State of Latinas in Corporate America

The report on Latinas in Corporate America uses data from Lean In and McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace studies (2019–2023) and interviews (2021–2024), making it the largest study of its kind.

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