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NOVEMBER 29, 2015

1 - Director of Mentors - This person organizes the mentors(and in many cases it is a mentor family - not just one person) and assigns families. Each refugee family is assigned to a lead mentor who orchestrates the group of mentors for them. Each family has an Arabic speaking mentor and an English speaking one.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 6, 2013

3 - Task - have the right processes 4 - People - select properly and coach, train and mentor. The book talks about the 8 levers of change: 1 - Organization. Structure. 2 - Workplace design. Lay things out for success. 5 - Rewards - people do what is rewarded. 6 - Measure 7 - Information 8 - Decision allocation. Who decides what.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

I believe the job of a good leader to to make people into A players by process, systems, training, mentoring, inspiring and slotting people in the right job for them. Where I diverge is there was a lot of reference to A players - as if they just are A players. If I have C players it is my fault for not making them better.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 31, 2017

I believe the job of a good leader to to make people into A players by process, systems, training, mentoring, inspiring and slotting people in the right job for them. Where I diverge is there was a lot of reference to A players - as if they just are A players. If I have C players it is my fault for not making them better.

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CEO McCarthy Learning-by-Doing Mentor 100

CEO Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

It is the people but it is also to training, coaching, mentoring, tools and processes that are in place to make the people great and consistent with the brand. I will often buy from someplace I know will treat me fairly even without trying somewhere else. The gist of the book - work on what your brand really stands for.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 4, 2011

Another philosophy can be to coach, train and mentor entry level people. Organizations in this category should focus on training and mentoring systems. The risk is higher since the cost is high. Hiring mistakes are expensive. Work with them to teach them. Success lies in that process.

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CEO Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I am a big believer in coaching, training and mentoring. I read a cute little book on coaching tonight " What Could Happen If You Do Nothing - a Manager's Handbook for Coaching Conversations " by Jane Murphy. This book focuses on the coaching. It has 3 sections - 1 - Listening - clearly a key management skill. 2 - Asking.

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