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DECEMBER 22, 2022

In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Such a continuous stream of emails isnt simply a scheduling inconvenience; its an unmistakable alert that there is a deeper, systemic disconnect between your organizations ideal of work and the realities experienced by your employees. Organizing focus group discussions is a critical next step.

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DECEMBER 29, 2024

Whether youre fresh out of school or have long been making the corporate rounds, honing your leadership skills can help you charter a quicker path to success. Dont give upyou may find success in your second act After his reelection defeat, Carter founded the Carter Center , a nonprofit organization that advances human rights.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Soft skills are essential for success in today’s dynamic business landscape. Improving your soft skills through training courses can make you a more effective employee and a better leader. In fact, soft skills like effective communication and teamwork can lead to more productive teams. What is soft skills training?

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JULY 12, 2023

When Camille Burns joined the Women Presidents Organization ( WPO ) in 2000, she was fresh out of New York University and energized about her new role as program assistant. Burns spoke with SUCCESS about the road that led her to the top of Women Presidents Organization and her hopes for the future of all women entrepreneurs.

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AUGUST 6, 2024

The pandemic triggered a dramatic transition to remote work, compelling organizations to rethink many aspects of their operations, including learning and development (L&D). Companies that succeed in the future of work will be those that focus on creating multifaceted workforce strategies that support both current and future skill needs.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Just as employers are working to determine how many days each week are optimal for hybrid work arrangements, it is important to take a closer look at how flexible your organization should be — and consider the significant benefits of taking things to the extreme. Managing teams in a hyper-flexible environment requires a unique set of skills.

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MAY 19, 2023

The Mentorship Disparity: Favoring Interpersonal Skills Over Technical Competence Forced office attendance can lead to a mentorship imbalance. Group mentorship: A senior employee mentors a group of junior employees, fostering a collaborative learning environment while easing the time demands on the senior staff.

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MAY 23, 2024

Even if an organization doesn’t have a lot of working caregivers, everyone will be touched by a caregiving situation just because of the demographics in our country,” says Denise Brown, founder of The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Family caregivers who work within an organization want the organization to be successful.

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As a result, new technologies, like generative AI tools, are popping up everywhere ( 65% of companies have already adopted them), and most employees are scrambling to acquire the technical skills required to use them. However, employers insist that soft skills matter most in the digital age, especially adaptability. The proof?

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

Autumn and winter can highlight communal bonding through gratitude dinners, skill workshops, book clubs, holiday markets, reflection sessions, and charity drives. Organize communal dinners where members contribute dishes to a potluck-style community meal. Charity Drives Winter is a time of giving.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

If you’re looking to accelerate your professional development, hands-on experience is the most effective way to quickly build new skills while also enjoying the additional benefits of on-the-job learning. Consider what work might facilitate improvement and what skills would be required, and see if it’s a match for your needs and interests.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Most professionals have heard of transferrable skills and vaguely know what they are, but few know how to truly build and leverage them for career advancement. What Are Transferrable Skills? Transferrable skills are competencies that can be applied across various jobs, industries, and roles. Let’s change that!

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

Companies like Google, Walmart and McDonald’s have introduced their own programs to help staff work their way up the company’s ladder or adopt new skills that could help them expand their career outside of the organization. . Here are a couple paths anyone can take to update and enhance their skills, plus learn completely new ones.

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MARCH 19, 2024

And through development vehicles, they can elevate those skills so they work well alone and with others. When organizations fold their purpose into their development strategies, they highlight the importance of that purpose. The best way to transfer your knowledge is to mentor your team. You’re managing people, not robots.

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MARCH 29, 2022

When extended to an organization, values inspire a broader sense of purpose. In an organization, if vision is the head and mission is the heart, then values are the soul. If your skill level is a two, don’t waste substantial time trying to improve because you’ll likely never grow beyond a four. They make work worthwhile.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Kids develop planning skills. As such, this mindset builds resilience and soft skills essential to leadership. Kids will develop hard skills. This may include growth in knowledge-based skills such as mathematics, reading comprehension, sports, music and more. Just remember that goal setting is itself a skill to learn.

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MAY 31, 2010

Once you become trusted, these bosses can turn into mentors who will teach you what they know which then opens up career options for you down the road. If they didn’t, the company would have gotten rid of them a while ago because they are tough and demanding without the performance to back it up.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The office for Gen Z and junior employees isn’t just a workspace, but also a hub for socializing, skill acquisition, mentorship, and integration into a professional community. It is imperative for leading organizations to meet the call of Gen Z and embrace workspaces that are inclusive, tech-enabled and responsible.

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Thanks for visiting!

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AUGUST 18, 2023

In order to create an inclusive diversity strategy, leaders must address communication and sponsorship issues within their organization by setting up mentoring programs and virtual training. Setting up a Hybrid Monitoring Program To help increase equality within your team, create a formal hybrid and remote mentoring program.

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JUNE 17, 2025

Similarly, Brian Safdari , CEO and founder of College Planning Experts offers his students a strength finders assessment to get a feel for their true values and skills. She also suggests finding a teacher, neighbor or family friend who can be a mentor or guide—anyone who has objective, unbiased advice.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Is it my organizational skills or my coaching and people skills? Would my organization be able to function without me at the helm? This is not an easy question to answer, so talk with a mentor or coach and allow them an opportunity to be extremely honest with you. Where are my superpowers? In marketing or operations?

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MAY 15, 2024

Gajendran also highlights the autonomy remote work provides, stating that autonomy enhances performance, satisfaction with our jobs and commitment to the organization. People were part of teams; they had been socialized into the organizations and face-to-face context, so they had that relational infrastructure to build on,” says Gajendran.

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MAY 1, 2025

However, when he received an offer within the month, my husband opted to keep looking because the work didnt align with his skill set or values. The more you share who you are, the more likely youll land the right role that aligns with your values and skill set. Ask a friend, partner or mentor to rehearse with you. Lorraine K.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mastering the components of emotional intelligence makes relationship-building easier, both personally and professionally, and is critical to developing effective leadership skills. Emotional intelligence is a skill. After hours, he stuck around to help mentor students in robotics.

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JUNE 22, 2025

She launched Women for Women International to help women in countries affected by war by providing life, business and vocational skills to create a sustainable difference in their lives. Kline is a direct communicator who believes in the power of mentors, stating that “mentorship takes a village” and admitting that she’s had over 100 herself.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

Of all leadership positions in an organization, middle managers feel the most pressure and stress from upper management and team members during periods of disruption and change, like the pandemic and the post-pandemic work environment,” says Paul Glover, an Illinois-based business and leadership speaker, coach and author.

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If you’re still struggling with time management, organization, professional presence, and communication, focus on amplifying your skills in these key areas. These kinds of leadership skills are only gained through practice and yet, they’re essential for advancement. Mentor Newbies. There’s no substitution for mastery.

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JUNE 18, 2021

“From my early teenage years, Dad encouraged me to set goals, whether it was something as simple as picking up a hobby, trying a new sport or learning a new skill. I’m almost through my first year, and I still feel prepared, because I had all the goal-setting, money and time-management skills established before I left home.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This is especially important as it relates to people of different backgrounds or cultures and is essential to developing inclusive organizations. Empathy , or the ability to understand how others are feeling, is often touted as a vital component of the soft skills employers look for. Use empathy.

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Since then, emotional intelligence – EI for short – has been identified as a key leadership skill, and it frequently features in discussions around the future of work and employment. . And the good news is – like other skills, it can be developed over time. . Allwork.Space: How important is EI in a work context?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It’s your ability to mentor that new intern, volunteer in your community or raise awareness for important causes. Do you have unique skills that leaders and organizers can put to use? Globally, there are thousands (possibly millions) of grassroots organizers with years of activism experience. Could you…. Ask for help.

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JUNE 3, 2022

New research conducted by Canada Standards Association (CSA), a global organization focused on quality standards, showed that most employers are aware that workplace mental health is a growing problem that has resulted in more organizations taking action. . Organizations will then not only survive; but also thrive in the future.

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founder and CEO of The Mentor Project. I think I started off feeling I have things to contribute, and then all of a sudden [I was thinking], ‘This has got to get done, and this organization needs this and if I don’t do it, then what?’ And that’s when I think it became sort of egregious,” Agan says. She eventually resigned.

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Are given challenging opportunities to grow and improve our skills. In fact, a recent study published by StaffCircle found that a majority (73%) of Gen Z workers are likely to leave an organization if they do not receive frequent feedback and communication from their managers — compared to 52% of non-Gen Z employees.

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So it’s good to have the conversation, to bring it out of the shadows, to normalize it, especially in organizations. You know, as if likability wasn’t a valid skill set, especially in leadership. There’s so many things that could be kind of built into organizations that can address it. It really is.

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