INDUSTRY INSIGHTS YOUR PEERS ARE READING
Leadership and mentoring go hand-in-hand. In fact, this is so much the case that I don’t believe a person qualifies as a leader unless they are a mentor. Let me cut right to the chase and be clear; mentoring is part of a leader’s job description. MORE
He said it’s a myth that your leadership mentor is Yoda. Especially the idea your leadership mentor will be all knowing (which they never will be). Your leadership mentor can be like Yoda. When mentoring your mentoree, don’t let fear hold you back. MORE
The two most common ways are mentoring and coaching. The mentor will use his/her expertise to get the person up to speed and share their experience, while coaching is used with qualified people who have experience. Leadership Coaching Coaching Leadership mentoring MORE
But, the spirit that blows through the halls of innovative organizations is fanned by leaders with a thirst for learning coupled with a recognition that every great leader today must be a mentor. What makes a leader a great mentor? Great Mentor-Leaders Are Judgment-Free. Great mentor-leaders are quick to confirm; slow to correct. Great Mentor-Leaders Are Participative Partners. Great mentor-leaders perpetually seek ways to include. MORE
I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me to be their mentor, and when I asked what they were looking to accomplish–I was met with a blank stare. But mentoring doesn’t work that way. To find a great mentor, start by being a rock star mentee. MORE
Posted in Leadership Development Reviews How many of you have had a mentor who helped you learn the ropes in your new job, who took on the role of teacher and demonstrated the “right” way to do things? Leadership Development Reviews Coaching mentoring MORE
There are a ton of benefits to establishing a culture of mentoring within your organization. This post will share those benefits with you and explain how to cultivate the mentoring culture within your organization. Everyone can mentor everyone within the organization. MORE
Make that interest on the topic of mentoring and you might be interested in that book, but worried it would be too academic. The post The Elements of Mentoring appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Brad Johnson and Charles R. MORE
The post Tuesday Time Machine: Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring appeared first on General Leadership. Early Files Guest Posts boeing chris levy ford kotter Leadership measure measuring mentor mentoring motivate motivating organization peter principle results squadron Throwback Time Machin MORE
How does one find, or how did you find, a mentor/mentee? Before finding a mentor, a person should ask “what do I want to be the best at?” I think one of the best ways of doing this is to offer your potential mentor/mentee a number of ways on how you can help them out. MORE
Be a mentor. Have a mentor. Don’t worry if you don’t understand mentoring. 9… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Mentoring Personal Growth Taking others higher Growth Leadership Development leadership journey leadership success mentor I don’t care who you are or what you do. Just go engage in one of the nine behaviors that follow. MORE
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. Don told me that he had mentors who were seasonal. MORE
As my mentor and I met for a casual lunch, he asked me if I had “ever received a bill” from him. It is their pedigree…all sharing what they were taught with the next mentee and inspiring them to do likewise as they become mentors. MORE
Mentoring, at it’s best, is a magical elixir which shaves years off your learning curve through mistakes unmade. Thank God, I’ve experienced the transformational spirit of amazing mentors. Please God, let my mentoring have made a difference for others. MORE
Leaders with mentors go further. Mentors: Elevate your game. Author Book Notes Coaching Marks of leaders Mentoring Personal Growth Taking others higher Governor Leavitt Growth Leadership Development Mentors Michael Leavitt The dark side of leadership is worse when you feel alone. Leaders face frustration, disappointment, confusion, doubt, stress, fear, and more. Hopelessness defeats leaders unless they replenish strength and find direction. MORE
Finding a mentor might be one of the most practical decisions you make for the future of your business. A mentor can bring about some positive changes when it comes to your business. A mentor, on the other hand, is someone who has a vested interest in you and your future. MORE
Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Value Creation Will Lukang, PMP, CSM, CLDC In 2000, I left my job at a big five accounting firm because I was frustrated that my career was going nowhere. Because I was eager to move on, I took an opportunity to go back and work as a consultant. Two years earlier, I had quit a consulting [.]. Career Development Leadership Coaching Value Creation Growth influence Leadership MORE
More specifically mentoring, is one of the best ways a company can grow its employees as leaders in many other tangible ways. Mentoring teaches you to plan, to help others execute, and to be flexible --all traits of leadership. Mentoring hones your ability to think while you speak. MORE
Mentoring is a gift and a privilege. To be asked by someone for mentoring means that person sees you as a role model and believes your wisdom can help them grow and be more successful. Mentoring someone has the potential to be of the most rewarding and satisfying things you’ll ever do in your career. So – if you have been asked by someone to be their mentor- don’t just be an OK mentor – be an amazing mentor! What does an amazing mentor do? MORE
I’m trying – without success – to create an acronym that captures the essence of mentoring. How would you use MENTOR or MENTORING as an acronym? What I… Continue reading → Curiosity Leading Mentoring Personal GrowthI could use some help. MORE
I often get asked for advice on how to find a mentor. Goal #7 in the blog post stated: “Find a mentor and/or hire a coach.” Here are eight steps to follow: Step #1: Identify one or two specific leadership skills you feel that you could improve through mentoring. mentoring Rene D. MORE
Thanks to Naomi Caietti for sharing my experience in this article on “ Advice from Women Entrepreneurs on Finding a Mentor.” As Seen On coaching mentor womenEven a Coach Needs a Coach. MORE
As leaders, having mentors is extremely important to our success. But picking one can be quite a daunting task, especially if the mentor is one you’ve never met or will never meet. Coaching & Developing Others Leadership & Supervisory Skills Video mentors MORE
Consider any one or several of these “mentoring moments”: Mentoring Moment #1: Create an “aside” conversation. Mentoring Moment #2: Touch base periodically about their interests for future assignments and career growth. Mentoring Moment #3: Suggest resources—things or people. A mentoring moment or two can be brief but powerfully engaging. communication Dianna Booher mentoring Millennials MORE
Set audacious goals, and don’t start the mentor relationship until you commit to these six steps. I recently Googled the word “ mentoring ,” and immediately noticed three things. Two, most everyone who writes about mentoring provides a definition of what mentoring is. MORE
Professionals who succeed the most are the products of mentoring. I heartily endorse that find a great mentor. I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others. The mentor is an advocate for progress and change. MORE
Congratulations – you’ve just been selected to participate in a corporate mentoring program. Or maybe you took the initiative and enlisted a mentor yourself. Now comes the tricky part: what should you get mentoring for? MORE
Guest post by Nigel Dessau: I have never met anyone who was successful in life who did not have at least one mentor. Having good mentors indicates that you have a great network—something every 21st century executive and leader should have. Do you need a(nother) mentor? MORE
Unless both mentor and mentee agree to a set number of additional meetings, there is no commitment to meet again. Flash mentoring” was a term coined by K. The post Connect Others Through “Flash Mentoring” appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard. MORE
From Development Dimensions International (DDI): Mentoring Still Not Happening for Women in the Workplace New Research Reveals Subject Matter Expertise A Key Factor PITTSBURGH—Many mid- to senior-level businesswomen have never had a formal mentor even though mentoring is widely considered a critical component to career success, according to new trend research conducted by Development Dimensions International (DDI) titled, Women as Mentors: Does She or Doesn’t She? MORE
Mentoring ignites boldness by answering doubt with relational learning. 4 qualities of great mentors: #1. Feeling that you know more… Continue reading → Mentoring Leadership Development Humility: The guide isn’t the star of the show. Fight the urge toward self-importance. MORE
Leadership Development Coaching Management mentors Vision Posted in Leadership Development Learning involves taking risks–experimenting with new ideas and skills. And, who’s going to deliberately look foolish in front of the “writer of the performance appraisal?” How can the “boss at the blackboard” encourage learning when simply “being the boss” puts power, control, and “play it safe” in the “classroom?” Below are four tips: Be open [.]. MORE
#48 Arrange for Peer Mentoring – A great way leaders can serve their direct reports is by making peer mentors available for those who want to improve in a specific area of competence or character. Select a mentor who is strong in the given area, and make the introduction. MORE
Whether it is developing yourself or your team, coaching and mentoring can be a powerful tool to enable change and growth, both personally and professionally. When I am coaching and mentoring, the coachee and I work together on both a professional and personal level. MORE
Fischler Many people who are dedicated to their own development recognize the power of finding and working with a mentor to speed their progress and skill growth. Many organizations have built formal and informal approaches to urge and support mentoring within their organizations. MORE
Bell and Marshall Goldsmith released the revised edition of their classic book “ Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning ” in 2013, I interviewed them on this blog. Sketch Notes Coaching Leadership Mentoring sketchnoteWhen Chip R. MORE
Bob Buford, founder of Halftime, was mentored by Peter Drucker for over twenty years. Yesterday, Bob told me the four contributions Drucker made to him as a mentor. A life of influence is always a choice never an accident. Before: Before sharing the four contributions, Bob reminded me that Drucker was the consummate question asker. […]. Appreciation Coaching Encouragement Influence Leading Taking others higher business Growth Leadership Leadership Development MORE
Home / Leadership / Mentoring 101. Mentoring 101. Telemachus consults Mentor. I had the privilege of studying under Dr. Jeff Myers in college and he introduced me to the art of mentoring. Many people refer to them as mentors. Think of a mentor as simply someone who is wiser, more knowledgeable, or has more experience than you in a certain area. Mentors help us go further faster. So how can you get the most from the mentors in your life? MORE
In fact, it is in direct response to questions we got from a previous episode, How Do I Ask Someone to Mentor Me? The post Helping Your Mentor appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Video mentors mentorship MORE
Great mentors help us become ourselves. Great mentoring is more than developing skills, helping people create connections, and navigating organizational politics. How to be a great mentor: #1. Great mentors practice self-reflection. It’s… Continue reading → Coaching Mentoring Leadership Development MORE
” Mentoring. Spend the time necessary to mentor your people, focus them on the vision and position them on the organization’s framework for success. The leader doesn’t just mentor others; they also need mentoring from those with more experience in similar situations. MORE
Over the course of my career, I’ve had the good fortune to have a number of mentors who have helped shape my life and career. I don’t think I ever set out to recruit a particular person as a mentor. MORE
I would like to be a really great mentor so was attracted to Stephen Kohn and Vincent O''Connell''s book: 9 Practices of really Great Mentors - How to Inspire and Motivate Anyone. the better you are at the mentoring role, the more likely your protégé will benefit from the relationship." MORE
Mentor Related Topics Lead Change Blog
APRIL 14, 2017
The two most common ways are mentoring and coaching. The mentor will use his/her expertise to get the person up to speed and share their experience, while coaching is used with qualified people who have experience. Leadership Coaching Coaching Leadership mentoring
N2Growth Blog
JUNE 13, 2011
Leadership and mentoring go hand-in-hand. In fact, this is so much the case that I don’t believe a person qualifies as a leader unless they are a mentor. Let me cut right to the chase and be clear; mentoring is part of a leader’s job description.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 26, 2018
But, the spirit that blows through the halls of innovative organizations is fanned by leaders with a thirst for learning coupled with a recognition that every great leader today must be a mentor. What makes a leader a great mentor? Great Mentor-Leaders Are Judgment-Free. Great mentor-leaders are quick to confirm; slow to correct. Great Mentor-Leaders Are Participative Partners. Great mentor-leaders perpetually seek ways to include.
Lead Change Blog
APRIL 26, 2017
There are a ton of benefits to establishing a culture of mentoring within your organization. This post will share those benefits with you and explain how to cultivate the mentoring culture within your organization. Everyone can mentor everyone within the organization.
Joseph Lalonde
MARCH 19, 2014
He said it’s a myth that your leadership mentor is Yoda. Especially the idea your leadership mentor will be all knowing (which they never will be). Your leadership mentor can be like Yoda. When mentoring your mentoree, don’t let fear hold you back.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
I’m trying – without success – to create an acronym that captures the essence of mentoring. How would you use MENTOR or MENTORING as an acronym? What I… Continue reading → Curiosity Leading Mentoring Personal GrowthI could use some help.
Michael Lee Stallard
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
Unless both mentor and mentee agree to a set number of additional meetings, there is no commitment to meet again. Flash mentoring” was a term coined by K. The post Connect Others Through “Flash Mentoring” appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
Posted in Leadership Development Reviews How many of you have had a mentor who helped you learn the ropes in your new job, who took on the role of teacher and demonstrated the “right” way to do things? Leadership Development Reviews Coaching mentoring
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 3, 2014
Make that interest on the topic of mentoring and you might be interested in that book, but worried it would be too academic. The post The Elements of Mentoring appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Brad Johnson and Charles R.
Strategy Driven
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Finding a mentor might be one of the most practical decisions you make for the future of your business. A mentor can bring about some positive changes when it comes to your business. A mentor, on the other hand, is someone who has a vested interest in you and your future.
Lead Change Blog
JANUARY 23, 2012
Posted in Career Development Leadership Coaching Value Creation Will Lukang, PMP, CSM, CLDC In 2000, I left my job at a big five accounting firm because I was frustrated that my career was going nowhere. Because I was eager to move on, I took an opportunity to go back and work as a consultant. Two years earlier, I had quit a consulting [.]. Career Development Leadership Coaching Value Creation Growth influence Leadership
Strategy Driven
JUNE 23, 2016
How does one find, or how did you find, a mentor/mentee? Before finding a mentor, a person should ask “what do I want to be the best at?” I think one of the best ways of doing this is to offer your potential mentor/mentee a number of ways on how you can help them out.
Michael Lee Stallard
JUNE 13, 2015
#89 Get a Mentor or Coach. No one becomes great without mentoring and coaching. The post Get a Mentor or Coach to Help You Connect appeared first on Michael Lee Stallard.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 17, 2017
More specifically mentoring, is one of the best ways a company can grow its employees as leaders in many other tangible ways. Mentoring teaches you to plan, to help others execute, and to be flexible --all traits of leadership. Mentoring hones your ability to think while you speak.
Strategy Driven
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Professionals who succeed the most are the products of mentoring. I heartily endorse that find a great mentor. I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others. The mentor is an advocate for progress and change.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 13, 2015
Guest post by Nigel Dessau: I have never met anyone who was successful in life who did not have at least one mentor. Having good mentors indicates that you have a great network—something every 21st century executive and leader should have. Do you need a(nother) mentor?
General Leadership
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
” Mentoring. Spend the time necessary to mentor your people, focus them on the vision and position them on the organization’s framework for success. The leader doesn’t just mentor others; they also need mentoring from those with more experience in similar situations.
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 8, 2017
Consider any one or several of these “mentoring moments”: Mentoring Moment #1: Create an “aside” conversation. Mentoring Moment #2: Touch base periodically about their interests for future assignments and career growth. Mentoring Moment #3: Suggest resources—things or people. A mentoring moment or two can be brief but powerfully engaging. communication Dianna Booher mentoring Millennials
Nathan Magnuson
JULY 20, 2015
Congratulations – you’ve just been selected to participate in a corporate mentoring program. Or maybe you took the initiative and enlisted a mentor yourself. Now comes the tricky part: what should you get mentoring for?
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 5, 2016
As leaders, having mentors is extremely important to our success. But picking one can be quite a daunting task, especially if the mentor is one you’ve never met or will never meet. Coaching & Developing Others Leadership & Supervisory Skills Video mentors
Lead Change Blog
JUNE 19, 2013
Leadership Development Coaching Management mentors Vision Posted in Leadership Development Learning involves taking risks–experimenting with new ideas and skills. And, who’s going to deliberately look foolish in front of the “writer of the performance appraisal?” How can the “boss at the blackboard” encourage learning when simply “being the boss” puts power, control, and “play it safe” in the “classroom?” Below are four tips: Be open [.].
Michael Lee Stallard
AUGUST 31, 2014
#48 Arrange for Peer Mentoring – A great way leaders can serve their direct reports is by making peer mentors available for those who want to improve in a specific area of competence or character. Select a mentor who is strong in the given area, and make the introduction.
General Leadership
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
The post Tuesday Time Machine: Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring appeared first on General Leadership. Early Files Guest Posts boeing chris levy ford kotter Leadership measure measuring mentor mentoring motivate motivating organization peter principle results squadron Throwback Time Machin
Michael Lee Stallard
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
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. Don told me that he had mentors who were seasonal.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 8, 2015
Mentoring, at it’s best, is a magical elixir which shaves years off your learning curve through mistakes unmade. Thank God, I’ve experienced the transformational spirit of amazing mentors. Please God, let my mentoring have made a difference for others.
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 29, 2015
As my mentor and I met for a casual lunch, he asked me if I had “ever received a bill” from him. It is their pedigree…all sharing what they were taught with the next mentee and inspiring them to do likewise as they become mentors.
CEO Blog
MARCH 24, 2015
I would like to be a really great mentor so was attracted to Stephen Kohn and Vincent O''Connell''s book: 9 Practices of really Great Mentors - How to Inspire and Motivate Anyone. the better you are at the mentoring role, the more likely your protégé will benefit from the relationship."
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Mentoring ignites boldness by answering doubt with relational learning. 4 qualities of great mentors: #1. Feeling that you know more… Continue reading → Mentoring Leadership Development Humility: The guide isn’t the star of the show. Fight the urge toward self-importance.
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Leaders with mentors go further. Mentors: Elevate your game. Author Book Notes Coaching Marks of leaders Mentoring Personal Growth Taking others higher Governor Leavitt Growth Leadership Development Mentors Michael Leavitt The dark side of leadership is worse when you feel alone. Leaders face frustration, disappointment, confusion, doubt, stress, fear, and more. Hopelessness defeats leaders unless they replenish strength and find direction.
Great Leadership By Dan
JUNE 16, 2014
Mentoring is a gift and a privilege. To be asked by someone for mentoring means that person sees you as a role model and believes your wisdom can help them grow and be more successful. Mentoring someone has the potential to be of the most rewarding and satisfying things you’ll ever do in your career. So – if you have been asked by someone to be their mentor- don’t just be an OK mentor – be an amazing mentor! What does an amazing mentor do?
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 18, 2017
I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me to be their mentor, and when I asked what they were looking to accomplish–I was met with a blank stare. But mentoring doesn’t work that way. To find a great mentor, start by being a rock star mentee.
Leadership Freak
MAY 14, 2014
Be a mentor. Have a mentor. Don’t worry if you don’t understand mentoring. 9… Continue reading → Author Book Notes Mentoring Personal Growth Taking others higher Growth Leadership Development leadership journey leadership success mentor I don’t care who you are or what you do. Just go engage in one of the nine behaviors that follow.
Steve Farber
JANUARY 7, 2019
Set audacious goals, and don’t start the mentor relationship until you commit to these six steps. I recently Googled the word “ mentoring ,” and immediately noticed three things. Two, most everyone who writes about mentoring provides a definition of what mentoring is.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 9, 2015
Great mentors help us become ourselves. Great mentoring is more than developing skills, helping people create connections, and navigating organizational politics. How to be a great mentor: #1. Great mentors practice self-reflection. It’s… Continue reading → Coaching Mentoring Leadership Development
QAspire
JULY 21, 2015
Bell and Marshall Goldsmith released the revised edition of their classic book “ Managers as Mentors: Building Partnerships for Learning ” in 2013, I interviewed them on this blog. Sketch Notes Coaching Leadership Mentoring sketchnoteWhen Chip R.
Next Level Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2014
Over the course of my career, I’ve had the good fortune to have a number of mentors who have helped shape my life and career. I don’t think I ever set out to recruit a particular person as a mentor.
ReImagine Work
MARCH 6, 2017
Thanks to Naomi Caietti for sharing my experience in this article on “ Advice from Women Entrepreneurs on Finding a Mentor.” As Seen On coaching mentor womenEven a Coach Needs a Coach.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 10, 2014
Fischler Many people who are dedicated to their own development recognize the power of finding and working with a mentor to speed their progress and skill growth. Many organizations have built formal and informal approaches to urge and support mentoring within their organizations.
Great Leadership By Dan
MARCH 18, 2014
From Development Dimensions International (DDI): Mentoring Still Not Happening for Women in the Workplace New Research Reveals Subject Matter Expertise A Key Factor PITTSBURGH—Many mid- to senior-level businesswomen have never had a formal mentor even though mentoring is widely considered a critical component to career success, according to new trend research conducted by Development Dimensions International (DDI) titled, Women as Mentors: Does She or Doesn’t She?
Leadership Freak
JUNE 19, 2013
Bob Buford, founder of Halftime, was mentored by Peter Drucker for over twenty years. Yesterday, Bob told me the four contributions Drucker made to him as a mentor. A life of influence is always a choice never an accident. Before: Before sharing the four contributions, Bob reminded me that Drucker was the consummate question asker. […]. Appreciation Coaching Encouragement Influence Leading Taking others higher business Growth Leadership Leadership Development
CoachStation
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Whether it is developing yourself or your team, coaching and mentoring can be a powerful tool to enable change and growth, both personally and professionally. When I am coaching and mentoring, the coachee and I work together on both a professional and personal level.
Nathan Magnuson
JANUARY 21, 2013
Home / Leadership / Mentoring 101. Mentoring 101. Telemachus consults Mentor. I had the privilege of studying under Dr. Jeff Myers in college and he introduced me to the art of mentoring. Many people refer to them as mentors. Think of a mentor as simply someone who is wiser, more knowledgeable, or has more experience than you in a certain area. Mentors help us go further faster. So how can you get the most from the mentors in your life?
Great Leadership By Dan
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
I often get asked for advice on how to find a mentor. Goal #7 in the blog post stated: “Find a mentor and/or hire a coach.” Here are eight steps to follow: Step #1: Identify one or two specific leadership skills you feel that you could improve through mentoring. mentoring Rene D.
394 
Let's personalize your content