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Support Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations. Young adults who become accomplished acknowledge their mentors when asked who was influential in their success. Mentoring is indeed powerful.

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The Difference Between Informal And Formal Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations. Young adults who later become accomplished acknowledge their mentors when asked who was influential in their success. Mentoring is indeed powerful.

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7 Ways Leadership is Like Sports

Modern Servant Leader

Anyone can practice leadership or sports, but not everyone will succeed. Not everyone has the same capacity for sports or leadership. ” Here are 7 ways that leadership and sports are alike: 1. ” Here are 7 ways that leadership and sports are alike: 1. Sports and leadership are no exception.

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The Power Of Mentoring

Eric Jacobson

Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations. Young adults who later become accomplished acknowledge their mentors when asked who was influential in their success. Mentoring is indeed powerful.

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Wisdom on Mentoring from the Wizard of Westwood

Michael Lee Stallard

Recently I spoke with Don Yeager , former Sports Illustrated writer turned corporate speaker. Don co-authored a fantastic book on mentoring with the legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (aka the wizard of Westwood) titled A Game Plan for Life. Don was mentored by Coach Wooden for more than 12 years. For a Season.

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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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Why It’s Hard to Find a Mentor

Thin Difference

Most everyone I meet likes the idea of having a mentor, especially younger leaders. While most people seem to want a mentor, it’s rare to find someone who actually has one. But it seldom seems to go beyond this stage to a defined mentoring relationship. I like the idea of a mentor, but I haven’t had the “Will you mentor me?”

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