Mentors

Who's on Your Personal Board of Advisors (PBA)?

Women & Co | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Mentorship, Career Development, Mentors, Workplace, Mentoring, Mentor, Careers, Women Mentors, Mentees, Career Change, Women News

My "PBA," the people I tap for counsel, have been instrumental in helping me prepare for each step of my career. Here are my tips for selecting the right mentors and building those relationships.

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The Teacher Who Changed My Life

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Writing Inspiration, Mentors, Teachers, Inspiration, Teaching, Mentoring, Mentor, Education News

I had dreamed of being a writer since I was in second grade, but it wasn't until I took my first class with Kristin Lauer at Fordham University that I fell in love with writing itself.

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Change a Life Forever With That Spare Bedroom

Dwight Robson | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: The MENTOR Network, Intellectual Disabilities, The-Mentor-Network, Developmental Disability, Mentoring Programs, Mentors, Mentor, Impact News

With a spare bedroom and a desire to make a difference, Nancy, a retired nurse, realized that she had the resources and skills to help one of the thousands of other people like her sister.

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Lady Gaga, Naso-Gastric Tubes, and My Commitment

Shannon Cutts | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Wedding Diet, Recovery, Thin Ideal, Mentoring, Lady GaGa, Eating Disorders, Diet, Naso-Gastric Feeding Tube, Compassion, Reality TV, Anger, Dr. Oliver Di Pietro, Mentors, Controversy, Dieting, Shannon Cutts, Women Mentors, Bulimia, Celebrity News

I have tried so hard to keep quiet in the recent spate of news headlines targeting the use of feeding tubes for pre-wedding diets, Lady Gaga's controv...

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Are Mentors Getting in the Way of Your Success?

The Levo League | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mentorship, Maxie McCoy, Levo League, Mentors, Mentorship Advice, Finding a Mentor, Finding a Sponsor, Sponsor, Women News

We know that more women are needed in the top echelons of executive management, and a focus on sponsorship in conjunction with mentoring is just the way to address this need.

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The Mentor's Mentor

Gary M. Krebs | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Mentorship, Leadership, Book Publishing, Mentors, Mentoring, Supervisor, Mentees, Management, Business News

No matter the situation, I would ask myself the question: "What would Gerry do?" Just imagining the answer got me through many complex challenges. I even made a list of the top six attributes that made his leadership style so effective.

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Why Become a Teacher?

Tom Allon | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Education, Teachers, Education Reform, Public Education, Mentors, Teaching Profession, Education Policy, Mentoring, Teaching, Teacher Job Satisfaction, Education News

What we need, immediately, is a plan for attracting inspiring teachers with passion and real pedagogical skills.

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How to Find a Mentor in College

Her Campus | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Mentors, College Mentors, Mentoring, College News

It's best to be very specific about your goals when looking for a mentor. Do you want to find somebody to help you get your foot in the door in the accounting industry? Or maybe you're looking for somebody to help you with your resume and cover letters?

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Celebrating Visionary Women of the World

Angella Nazarian | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Inspirational, Zaha Hadid, Anais Nin, Leadership, Marina Silva, Wangari Maathai, Estee Lauder, International Women's Day, Simone De Beauvoir, Amma, Master Cheng Yen, Gertrude Berg, Self-Esteem, Rigoberta Menchu, Angella Nazarian, Somaly Mam, Mentors, Conchita Cintron, Jacqueline Novogratz, Frida Kahlo, Women, Helen Suzman, Personal Growth, Pioneers of the Possible, Golda Meir, Celebrating Visionary Women, Slidepollajax, Ella Fitzgerald, Nawal El Moutawakel, Visionary, Forugh Farrokhzad, Women's Day, Women News

My hope is that the stories of these visionary women present to us the flame of the passionate life, the knife of insight, and the courage to stand for what one sees without looking away.

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With You When You're Right: The Anti-Deficit View of Black Male Achievement

Tim King | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Education, Black Males, Graduation Rate, Black Male Student Success, Mentors, High School Drop Outs, Shaun R. Harper, Achievement Gap, Young Black Males, Minority Achievement Gap, Schools, Education News

The idea that strong relationships impact student success shouldn't be anything new to educators. But the implication -- that race, background and gender are not destiny, and that focused interventions produce tangible results -- is enormous.

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Writers' Valentines to Their Mentors

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Mentors, Joyce Carol Oates, Writers, Michael Cunningham, Inspiration, Fiction, Valentines Day, Cheryl Strayed, Influence, Jonathan Safran Foer, Books News

Several years ago, I unleashed a whole lot of gratitude and love in a group of wonderful writers

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From Gang Member To CEO

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Visalus, Video, Mentors, Finding a Mentor, Business Mentor, Former Gang Member CEO, Ryan Blair, Small Business Video, You've Got, Ryan Blair Visalus, Small Business News

Former gang member Ryan Blair explains how finding a mentor helped him change his ways and eventually become a successful CEO. ...

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Why Taking On A Partner Can Be Riskier Than Marriage

Frank Farwell | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Mentors, Small Business, Starting a Business, Women Entrepreneurs, Business Partnerships, Financing a Business, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Key-Employees, Co-Founder, Small Business America, Small Business News

Sure, starting a business is scary and financially dangerous. But that doesn't mean entrepreneurs should take on a partner just to hold their hand and put a few dollars in the equity pot. Thankfully, there are alternatives formal partnerships.

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Each One, Teach One -- The Remarkable Story of Samantha Jackson

Dominic Carter | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Hostos Community College, Samantha Jackson, Mentors, Each One Teach One, Mentoring, Education News

Just imagine the world we could conceivably live in if every adult in America decided to mentor a young person in their community?

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Millions of Children Need Mentors

Tasha Mitchell | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Mentoring, Mentor, National Mentoring Month, Mentorship, Becoming a Mentor, Mentors, Mentoring Programs, New York News

The New Year has just begun, and it's not too late to add one more meaningful deed to your list of resolutions: mentoring a child in your community.

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Mentoring: Giving Back to Those Women Who Have Given So Much

Deborah Frett | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Military Spouses, Mentors, Joining Forces, Michelle Obama Joining Forces, Women Veterans, Mentoring, Impact News

January is often the month when we take stock of our lives and realize that among our many goals and accomplishments, giving back sometimes takes a back seat. January is also National Mentoring Month.

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Entrepreneurs' Memoirs: A Gold Mine of Information for Self-Employed Wannabes

Frank Farwell | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Business Education, Mentors, Entrepreneurs, Selling a Business, Self-Employed, Entrepreneurship Education, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business, Working for Yourself, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

Entrepreneurial memoirs are a treasure chest of information and entertainment and fit the bill perfectly for all the work-for-yourself wannabes on your holiday list

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Art Works (And Is Celebrated at The White House)

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: President, White House, Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, Leaders, Washington, Writer, Arts, First Lady, World, National Endowment for the Humanities, America, California, Philanthropy, Boards, Museums. Maine, Michelle Obama, National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards, Museum, Education, Artist, Scholar, Washington DC, Massachusetts, United States, Texas, Presidents Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Georgia, Country, Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, Mentors, Conneticut, Arts News

On Wednesday, November 2, I enjoyed an uplifting ceremony at the White House celebrating the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards - the...

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Are Post50 Women Too Fearful Of Mentoring?

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Women in the Workplace, Women, Linkedin, Mentors, Career, Mentoring, Women Mentors, Career-Transition, Second Career, Fifty News

LinkedIn surveyed more than 1,000 female professionals in the U.S. and 82 percent agreed that having a mentor is important. Fair enough. Yet, nearly 1...

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Ondaatje Magic One More Time: The Cat's Table

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 10.20.2011

Read More: The Wind in the Willows, Mentors, Elizabeth Benedict, Muses & Monsters, The English Patient, Fats Waller, Brick Magazine, The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje, Voyages on Ocean Liner, Books News

Since The English Patient, author Michael Ondaatje is an international star, and each new novel is greeted with appropriate fanfare. So too the haunting The Cat's Table.

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How to Build a Personal Board of Directors

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Career Advancement, Mentors, Unemployment, Sponsorship, Employment, Careers, Professional Development, Changing Careers, Self Promotion, Women News

The mentor relationship is powerful and valuable, so cultivate it wisely and be mindful of how you can help others and continue the circle of wisdom by becoming a mentor yourself.

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Do Women Prefer Male Mentors Over Other Women?

The Grindstone | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Mentorship, Mentors, Women Mentors, Women News

“If a woman wants advice from someone who has been there, done that, then it pretty much has to be a man,” said Deborah Ellinger, president of Res...

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The WIE Network: Finding Common Ground

Deborah Stambler | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Women Careers, Mentors, Arianna Huffington, June Sarpong, Dee Poku, Networking, Wie Symposium, Women News

"We all share common goals of wanting to be happy and successful, to have families and dynamic careers. And that's what the WIE Symposium is about, setting aside our differences and uniting behind our common aspirations."

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Who Are Your Role Models?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Ken Block, John Mackey, Greatest Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, Role Models, Mentors, Best Entrepreneurs, Finding a Mentor, Ellen Degeneres, Warren Buffett, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, Small Business News

We all have role models. The Beatles poster you had on your wall as a kid. Your prized Michael Jordan game jersey. A signed copy of The Bonfire of the...

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How College Catapults Careers

Adele Scheele | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Mentors, College, College News

I have interviewed a number of achievers whose lives provided data to demonstrate a model of life-long success skills which had been developed in coll...

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