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How to Use Mentoring to Attract and Retain Talent

Skip Prichard

Lisa is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, a global speaker on mentoring, and co-author of The Mentor’s Guide and Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring. Recent data suggests that more than 50% of the workforce consists of people born after 1981—Millennials (born 1981-1996) and Generation Z (born 1997-2012).

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How to Find a Business Mentor Who'll Help You Achieve Your Leadership Goals

Great Leadership By Dan

I often get asked for advice on how to find a mentor. Petrin provides a nice 8-step approach: Back in December, Dan talked about " 10 Big Development Goals for Leaders in 2012." Goal #7 in the blog post stated: “Find a mentor and/or hire a coach.” Step #4: Consider the type of person you want as a mentor.

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Finding Our Second Wave Is Key To Maintaining Career Success As We Age

The Horizons Tracker

Professional sport provides perhaps the most visceral example of career transitions in modern society, as the athletic potential of performers is usually limited to perhaps a decade, after which their physical strength wanes and they’re no longer able to maintain their competitiveness. Past our peak. ” An aging society.

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Insights from the Top 10 Women in Biotech 2012

Women on Business

NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE: The 2012 list of the top 10 women in biotech from FierceBiotech has been released and it features some amazing women who were identified through a nomination system by respected industry leaders as well as online nominations. ” Get the details: 10 Top Women in Biotech 2012 via www.fiercebiotech.com.

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Generation Z: The Next Generation to Enter the Workforce

Chart Your Course

1996-2012) are now in college and beginning to enter the workforce. They watched older siblings and cousins drowning in college debt as they struggled to start their careers. They watched older siblings and cousins drowning in college debt as they struggled to start their careers. The oldest members of Generation Z (b.

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9 Lessons from Henry Ford’s $5 Day Decision

Leading Blog

That’s why Fortune ’s editors named it as the ultimate in their 2012 book The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time. Even early in his career, he possessed those qualities, and his reputation only grew throughout his lifetime. Earning $5 a day, Ford’s workers could finally afford to buy that Model T they were making.

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How to Complete an Individual Development Plan | Thoughts for the.

Nathan Magnuson

November 26, 2012. It is completed by the employee (sometimes in collaboration with a supervisor, career coach, or HR representative). Career Goal. A career goal is the next destination you’d like to attain in your career. Having a career goal informs the rest of the IDP elements. by Nathan Magnuson.

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