Rediscovering the Joy of Mentoring
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 10, 2022
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Mentoring Conversations: How to Be Remarkably Helpful with Limited Time
Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 18, 2022
can lead to a great mentoring conversation. If you’ve ever had a great mentor, you know the power of honest and meaningful mentoring conversations. A great mentoring conversation can be just what you need to view yourself, your capabilities, or your career in new ways.
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Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring
Lead Change Blog
AUGUST 4, 2021
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.
Leaders Share about Mentoring: A Frontline Festival
Let's Grow Leaders
JULY 16, 2020
Are you looking to be a better mentor? Or, perhaps you’re looking for a mentor. In this month’s Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share their perspectives and insights on mentoring. Frontline Festival coaching mentor Mentoring mentorship
The Best Mentors Do These Six Things
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 17, 2023
Zachary’s new book, The Mentor’s Guide, 3rd… Continue reading → Mentoring Author Book Notes Leading Mentors personal growthNew Book Giveaway! Leave a comment on this guest post by Lisa Z. Fain to become eligible win a complimentary copy of her and Lois J.
How do I find the perfect mentor?
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 27, 2021
The perfect mentor can be really hard to find. The post How do I find the perfect mentor? Career & Learning great mentors MentoringIf you’re like most managers we talk with, you’ve got more than one area you’re working to develop.
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring
Lead Change Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2020
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.
Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring – Interview with Lisa Fain
Let's Grow Leaders
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Be ready to take notes as you listen to this powerful interview with Lisa Fain, co-author of Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring. You’ll get practical ways to be a fantastic mentor, a great mentee, and more inclusive leader including: The three whys leaders […].
What is Speed Mentoring?
Modern Servant Leader
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Speed Mentoring. regular speed mentoring opportunities and it occurred to me a lot of you may not be familiar. Simply put, speed mentoring includes brief conversations between multiple mentors and mentees on specific topics in rapid succession. Benefits of Speed Mentoring.
10 Dos and 7 Don’ts for Mentoring Millennials
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Mentoring Millennials is changing lives, not simply equipping workers. Characteristics of Millennials: Dos and don’ts for mentoring Millennials: 10 Dos:… Continue reading → LeadingMeaningful work is part of meaningful living for people ages 26 to 41*.
One Minute Mentoring
Eric Jacobson
MAY 18, 2022
Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor.
Pay It Forward Mentoring
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. Are you familiar with who your mentor was mentored by and so on? Have you asked your mentor who influenced his or her values? Career & Learning becoming a great mentor mentorship
6 Secrets to a Successful Mentoring Program
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. I say that as a speaker, consultant, author, MBA professor, and someone who’s had the fortunate experience of having a gaggle of amazing mentors over the last two decades.
Team Leader Mentoring (Management Mentoring)
Rapid BI
JULY 22, 2021
Team leader & management mentoring is rapidly becoming the approach of choice in replacing conventional & costly internal training programmes, providing one-to-one development in a cost effective and scalable way.
Why You Should Have a Mentor (And How to Find One)
Lead Change Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
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. .
Support Mentoring
Eric Jacobson
MAY 18, 2021
Sports heroes mention their mentors at award ceremonies. Successful business people thank their mentors at career milestone celebrations. Young adults who become accomplished acknowledge their mentors when asked who was influential in their success. Mentoring is indeed powerful.
How Do I Find a Great Mentor?
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. Is there something about your mentor’s background or skill set that you want to learn? The best mentoring relationships are reciprocal– both human beings grow in the process.
Dear Dan: How Do You Find a Mentor
Leadership Freak
APRIL 28, 2022
One thing I agree with but don’t know how to achieve is a mentor. It just seems like everyone is busy and no one cares for it… Continue reading → Mentoring Leading Leadership DevelopmentDear Dan, I enjoy your articles.
Are You a Disruptive Mentor?
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.
Nemesis Mentors
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 28, 2012
The natural tendency when looking for a mentor is to turn to people who look like us, think like us, or value the same things we do. It’s easier, and often precisely how people are matched in some formal mentoring programs. On the other hand, what about seeking out a mentoring relationship [.]. Ask For Help Own Your Own Career Take Risks coaching leadership listening mentoring values youth groups
Mentoring Moments: Just in Time Support
Let's Grow Leaders
APRIL 30, 2013
Someone asks you to be their mentor. Plus you’ve mentored in several formal mentoring programs and it felt forced and awkward. The post Mentoring Moments: Just in Time Support appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Listening Mentoring coaching mentors questions You’re not sure you can commit. It’s a lot of time, and you’re already overloaded.
Mentor and Coach
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. While a leader coaches and mentors others, they themselves also have mentors and coaches that help them continue to help them develop. Leadership Coaching Coaching Leadership mentoring
How to Bridge Differences for Better Mentoring
Skip Prichard
MARCH 10, 2020
The Power of Mentoring. Lisa Fain, CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence and the author of Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring , believes that the most important piece of a successful mentoring partnership lies in who you’ve selected as your mentor.
Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2023
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 10, 2022
Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2023. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well.
An Acronym That Explains Mentoring
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.
Tuesday Time Machine: Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring
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 MachineGeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link].
Mentor…mentor …everywhere
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
Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations
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. “The leader doesn’t just mentor others; they also need mentoring from those with more experience in similar situations.” Motivating, mentoring and measuring.
Mentoring in Circles
Let's Grow Leaders
JUNE 29, 2012
In my earlier post, Don’t Get a Mentor, I talked about my preference for finding a mentor organically rather than waiting for formal programs. Ask For Help Help People to Grow employee development human resources leadership learning mentoring mentoring circlesOn the other hand, throughout the years, my favorite formal programs have always been in the form of circles. These are groups with a leader as guide and a small group of [.].
Don’t Let Mentoring Burn You Out
Harvard Business Review
JULY 29, 2022
Mentoring Burnout Developing employees Career coaching Leadership development Time management Digital ArticleHere’s how to spot the signs before you become exhausted.
Your Mentor May Not Be Helping Your Career
Let's Grow Leaders
JANUARY 16, 2013
Mentors are an essential component of any development strategy. In “Won’t You Be My Mentor,” we discussed how to find a mentor. In “Don’t Get a Mentor,” we explored the importance of developing a cadre of mentors. And, in “Nemesis Mentors, I challenged you to find a mentor who makes you crazy. Great mentors prepare [.] The post Your Mentor May Not Be Helping Your Career appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.
Speed Mentoring: Jump Starting Deeper Connections
Let's Grow Leaders
NOVEMBER 7, 2012
Finding a great mentor is hard. A lot goes into making mentoring work, but above all it starts with find a great connection. I spent today launching a new mentoring circle, with a bit of a twist. The post Speed Mentoring: Jump Starting Deeper Connections appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. grow your career mentoring development leader leadership mentoring circles speed mentoring
Building a Mentoring Culture in Your Organization
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. Within any organization you have your mentors (the ones who give information) and the mentees (the recipients of information). At the same time, mentors benefit from solidifying their wisdom and establishing their expertise through generosity and teaching.
One-Minute Mentoring
Eric Jacobson
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor.
How involved are you with mentoring relationships?
Thought Leaders LLC
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Our reader poll today asks: How involved are you with mentoring relationships? Extremely: I have mentors and serve as a mentor to others 20.69%. Very: I have a mentor and/or serve as a mentor to one or two people 21.56%.
Business Mentoring What is it?
Rapid BI
JULY 12, 2021
Mentoring in a business sense is a vehicle for self development. The post Business Mentoring What is it? Management Business business mentoring formal informal mentor mentoring mentoring scheme Personal Development
What’s Better for You? Peer Coaching or Mentoring?
Next Level Blog
JULY 28, 2021
You want to accelerate your development as a leader in your organization and think having a mentor to guide you could be a really good thing. You may be right about that but it can often be hard to find a good mentor. Mentoring.
Connect Others Through “Flash Mentoring”
Michael Lee Stallard
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014
#51 Employ “Flash Mentoring” – One way to match mentors and mentees is to ask them to commit to meet just once to see if both parties “click” (or “connect,” if you will) and if the mentor believes he/she has the knowledge/expertise and sufficient time available to meet the mentee’s needs and expectations. 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.
One Minute Mentoring
Eric Jacobson
JULY 3, 2020
Fortunately, I've benefited from having great mentors throughout my career. And, I've have the honor and good fortune to be a mentor, both formally and informally, for various individuals the past few decades. Mentoring is powerful. Both being a mentor.
Leadership and 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. In the text that follows, I’ll share a few thoughts on not only the benefits of mentoring, but how to do it effectively. . Let me cut right to the chase and be clear; mentoring is part of a leader’s job description. Leaders must not only embrace mentoring, they must become its champion.
Mentor Like Yoda
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. The post Mentor Like Yoda appeared first on Joseph Lalonde. Leadership fear leadership mentoring quotes star wars Yoda Y oda is a lovable but tough teacher in the Star Wars universe.
Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2022
Eric Jacobson
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2022. A mentor can benefit leaders new to their leadership role and they can benefit experienced and seasoned leaders, as well.
How to Become a Better Mentor
Career Advancement
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
“One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.” — John C. He said he’d love more mentoring to help him get to the next level in his career. How can I become a better mentor? What am I missing when it comes to mentoring them to the next level? To become a better mentor , focus on how to provide that guidance.
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