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Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring

Lead Change Blog

As the workplace has become more diverse, mentoring has become more challenging. Mentors and mentees may come from very different backgrounds and have a limited understanding of each other’s cultures and outlooks. The post Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring appeared first on Lead Change.

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Leaders Coaching Leaders: One Secret to Sustainable Leadership Development

Let's Grow Leaders

As organizations flatten and people continue to work remotely, it will take more than an executive sponsor to ensure your leadership development sticks. If your Sales SVP thinks your leadership development program is a distraction, your sales managers will show up late and multi-task. The Power of Leaders as Coaches. Wait, What?

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Career Development: Develop Employees With Limited Time (Video)

Let's Grow Leaders

Support Your Team with Career Development Even When You’re Busy. You want to help your team with career development, but time is limited. Today, on Asking For a Friend , I talk with Julie Winkle Giulioni , author of Help them Grow or Watch Them Go about how managers can support development when there is pitifully little time.

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Why You Should Have a Mentor (And How to Find One)

Lead Change Blog

If you’re truly ready to take the next step in your personal growth journey, might I suggest looking into one-on-one mentoring? A great mentor can teach and help perceive emerging problems, share how to grow from them, and guide you towards becoming both a better person and leader. . Successful Mentoring.

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7 Marks of Mentors Who Change Lives

Leadership Freak

The mentors who changed my life chose me. Here are 7 marks of great mentors. I didn’t choose them. Eventually you learn the first principle for gaining wisdom. You don’t have it. When wisdom knocks, open the door.

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Develop Your Executive Presence.

Rich Gee Group

"Developing executive presence is like being a swan on a lake: look graceful and composed on the surface, but paddle like crazy underneath!" Start by soliciting feedback from peers, mentors, and coaches. Develop a brand that resonates with your authentic self and aligns with your professional goals.

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How do I find the perfect mentor?

Let's Grow Leaders

The perfect mentor can be really hard to find. If you’re like most managers we talk with, you’ve got more than one area you’re working to develop. The post How do I find the perfect mentor? And the same person who is great with executive presence may struggle with strategic thinking. […].

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