“You should never stop mentoring and you should never stop being mentored.” Alison Martin is the Chief Mentoring Officer at Diverse Talent Strategies, a training and development firm with a unique mentoring process aimed at talent development, promoting inclusion, employee engagement, and social responsibility. As Alison points out, you would be hard-pressed to find a successful leader […]
By Kathleen Quinn Votaw From TalenTrust It’s time we start thinking beyond promotion as the only way to climb the career ladder. The reality is, we’ve lost nine million jobs in the past few years; and it’s looking like many of the new jobs being created will be at the top and the bottom of […]
Featuring Gut+Sience Episode 039: Fostering A Fearless Culture | Mike Baer Listen to the full podcast HERE. Mike Baer is the Chief Development Officer at Employbridge. With 550 offices in 48 states, they are the largest industrial staffing company in the United States. For the past 20 years, Mike has served as a key leader in building […]
Max Yoder (@maxyoder), is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lessonly, a team training software company. He’s also the author of Do Better Work, a foundational book for any leader that focuses on the whole human approach. In this episode, you’ll hear Max’s advice on how YOU can model excellence for your employees. As leaders, we […]
As you consider becoming a mentor, first, you need to understand your mentee’s personal and professional goals, think about what areas you have demonstrated success and experience in, and how you can best help your mentee. As you prepare for mentorship, it’s important to think about what questions you want to ask your mentee in […]
The importance of establishing trust in a mentoring relationship cannot be overstated. A mentee chooses a mentor they want to learn from, so to some extent, a mentee expresses trust in the mentor in the beginning of the selection process. To build this trust and to set the mentee on the path to success, a […]
We all know mentors can help us develop skills, serve as a sounding board, and give us the necessary insights to grow our career. That’s why picking the right mentor is essential. Here are a few suggestions to get you started in assessing whether a potential mentor is a good match: Identify the specific […]
It is a common belief that mentoring relationships can form naturally within an organization and this is often the basis whereby associations are formed. However, building a mentoring program from scratch, one that scales as an organization grows, may seem daunting. Membership associations often attempt to foster mentoring relationships as a retention strategy for members. […]
As you think about cultivating mentoring relationships, initially, it is important to consider your personal and professional goals and what areas you want to grow in as you evaluate potential mentors who can help you along the way. As you prepare for a mentoring conversation, it is even more important to ponder what questions you […]
Unfortunately, there are many common pitfalls that can derail a mentoring relationship before it has an opportunity to take hold. Here are some of the most common and what you can do to avoid them: Being unclear related to a role It is important to understand the role you are playing in the mentoring relationship, […]