Remove Career Remove Goal Remove Mentor Remove Sports
article thumbnail

How to Be a Great Mentor Without All the Fuss | Aspire-CS

Persuasive Powerhouse

I have had my own share of satisfying as well as frustrating mentor-mentee relationships, and its taught me that the person I am mentoring should be taking responsibility for the logistics of our time together as well as their own growth and learning. Stop over and view a different look at the power of mentoring.

Mentor 273
article thumbnail

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?”

Mentor 69
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Makes a High-Performance Leader?

Great Leadership By Dan

The reason they do this is high-performance leaders understand that their number one goal is to create more high-performance leaders so they can move up to their next position and create more value. I have grown up around high-performance sport. High-performance in the context of sport covers a process that goes like this.

Agility 309
article thumbnail

Ambition Ignited: Fueling Your Success Journey

Skip Prichard

Or to play for a professional sports team, write a novel, or perform with a well-regarded symphony or ballet company. Drew Bordas Advice like: Practice every day Find a mentor Never let setbacks keep you down Keep your eyes open for opportunities There’s nothing wrong with that kind of guidance. If you want to advance, say Yes!

article thumbnail

Leading with Trust

Great Leadership By Dan

Employers underestimate the importance of personal and career development on employee retention, vastly overestimating the importance of salary and benefits. The co-head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs said, “The goal is for our analysts to want to be here for a career. This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

article thumbnail

Why Burnout Should Alarm Executive Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest Post by Ben Fanning , the Burnout Specialist: Let me share with you what happened when I started my job at the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. In fact they were all burned out in their careers fried, fizzled, and done. You’re responsible for the cumulative goals of your team, and you’re under pressure to deliver.

Execution 251
article thumbnail

Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded, And Thriving

Eric Jacobson

O’Neil is the CEO of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, a global sports and entertainment company that includes the Philadelphia 76errs (NBA) and the New Jersey Devils (NHL). I’ve had a rather charmed career, a blessed marriage, was making a confident walk through the world, and then I was stuck. You know what?

Sports 65