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The Rewards of Mentoring :: Women on Business

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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.&# It was great to hear from her and learn about what she’s now doing a decade later. What do you think?

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Be an Advocate for Yourself :: Women on Business

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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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Tanya Maslach Joins Women On Business as a Contributing Writer.

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You can learn more about Tanya below. You can learn more about Tanya below. About Tanya Maslach Tanya leads the coaching and creative efforts of Elevati, Inc. Tanya currently writes about leadership, in sport, work and life on Elevati’s Blog at www.elevati-inc.com/blog. to Women On Business. to Women On Business.Â

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Ask for a Promotion :: Women on Business

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If this is accurate, which I suspect it is, why don’t we ask about opportunities to move up? Ask for information about new opportunities and what, if anything, you need to do to move up. Asking about new opportunities will lead to a dialogue about what is available and what you need to do to get promoted.

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The Prodigal Daughters of Business :: Women on Business

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When she tried to get back on the job market after 7 years, Aguilera says “a headhunter said that there was nothing he could do for me.” She began to worry that her husband might find her “dull” or that if they went away alone together, they’d have “nothing to talk about but the kids.” They’d say ‘Wow, that’s great!’

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You'll Never Know Until You Ask :: Women on Business

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Does the possibility of rejection keep you from asking for more and continuing the discussion about how and when a larger raise is possible? Perhaps it will open up a door for mentoring or coaching or other resources for you. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer. You never know until you ask.

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A Woman's Place is in the Classroom

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Here are some statistics about higher education: women do get promoted in universities; yet, more men are still in the leadership positions. Think about it, in 30 years we’ve only moved 10%. We talked about where the seeds of the dream to be a teacher began. He is still a mentor and advisor to me.