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The Rewards of Mentoring :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Stimmler , contributing Women on Business writer A few days ago I received an out-of-the-blue email from a former intern at my firm thanking me and my business partner “for being such fantastic mentors.&# And that being a mentor, either formally or informally, really does make a difference and can touch people’s lives.

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Frontline Festival: Leaders share tips about professional development

Let's Grow Leaders

Next month’s Frontline Festival is all about favorite apps and technology. Unlimited commits to finishing one book per month (some take more than one month) and keeping a list. Leaders learn from mentors, coaches and the people we coach. This month’s festival gives tips about professional development for leaders.

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Is give-and-take an old-fashioned notion?

Lead Change Blog

In their book, People of the Lake: Mankind and its Beginnings , Richard Leakey and Kurt Lewin remark that our ancestors participated in an “honored network of obligation” i.e., I help you, you help me. Do they feel they can use technology and social media to do it on their own? What’s Being Pondered.

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Mentoring is defined as career advice and guidance and sponsorship is advocacy. Usually sponsors have more senior positions than mentors, and it is their responsibility to advocate for an individual and pull them up the ranks to a top level position in the company. Your mentor might be able to help identify and facilitate this.

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5 Critical Skills You Will Need to Hit the Ground Running After College

Leading Blog

There is Life After College is a book that every student should read—twice. They fail to cultivate relationships with professors or staff on campus who might lend advice or act as mentors. The book provides much more detail and practical advice for career and life on many fronts and well worth making them time to consider.

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How to Avoid the Artificial Maturity Trap

Leading Blog

Character and a Sense of Ethics. Developing maturity is centered on four key areas : Provide autonomy and responsibility simultaneously Provide information and accountability simultaneously Provide experiences to accompany teens' technology-savvy lifestyles Provide community-service opportunities to balance self-service time.

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5 Benefits of the Leadership Journey

Skip Prichard

If, however, you see the market, technological, and demographic realities of our digital age, this journey will prepare you for the rest of the 21 st Century. It means coaching and mentoring others, and empowering them to be more collaborative. This journey is not for the faint of heart. It is clearly not for everybody.