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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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Cutting Costs/Curtailing Services Can Produce Crappy Customer Service

Chart Your Course

To weather economic storms, businesses must continue to invest in their leaders and employees – and hire, train and retain the best people with greatness in mind. This means planning for training and setting realistic goals so employees can do their jobs and produce the best results for the company. Quality first.

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How Employee Feedback May Have Prevented Deadly Meningitis Outbreak

Great Leadership By Dan

While it is the only location implicated in the widespread contamination in 2012, ex-employees of Ameridose, a drug-manufacturing organization that has some of the same owners of the NECC, have come forward with some shocking claims. HR can facilitate discussions and task forces for planning and next steps.

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Leadership Development Paradox

Coaching Tip

Training interventions were originally built around the classroom, and many organizations have been reluctant to stray from their roots. Compare these classroom training programs with six-months of weekly personal executive coaching for under $8,000 to create a positive leadership mindset.

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Webinar: Powerful New Approaches to Leadership and Coaching Development

The Practical Leader

Training, mentoring, and coaching mashed together. We became Zenger Folkman partners in 2012 because of their approaches to leadership and coaching development work. Leadership skills/competencies not weighted to the leader’s role and situation. Coach jumps to solving the problem and giving advice.

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Coach Bill Snyder's 16 Goals for Success - by Nathan Magnuson

Nathan Magnuson

December 24, 2012. In short, it’s leadership development training for life. How to Build a Professional Mentoring Program. Mentoring 101. Thoughts for the Everyday Leader. by Nathan Magnuson. Home / Core Values / Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success. Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success. Recent Posts.

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Is Leadership Development the Answer to Low Employee Engagement? (Yes.)

N2Growth Blog

A 2012 Custom Insight survey revealed that 49% of workers cited problems with their direct supervisor as their reason for disengagement. We may learn these competencies through leadership training. self-directed learning activities, practical application opportunities, 1:1 leadership coaching, and mentoring by senior leaders.