Mentorship

Where to Find a Female Mentor -- The Answer May Surprise You

The Levo League | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Mentorship, Women in Business, Female Mentors, Celebrity, Online Mentor, Movie Star, Women News

My name is Mollie Vandor, and I'm a stalker. No, I haven't boiled any bunny rabbits lately. My particular brand of stalking has to do with my passion for my career and the industry that I work in.

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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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Networking Commandments for New Grads

The Levo League | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Networking, Skype, Mentorship, Networking Advice, Social Media, Networking Tips, Informational Interviews, How to Find a Job, Job Search, Women News

The bad news: You have to start from scratch. The good news: You have to start from scratch.

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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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This Is Not the Boss I Ordered

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Mentorship, Leadership, Unemployment, Boss, Social Networking, Professionalism, Corporate Sponsorship, Employment, Career Advice, Careers, Human Resources, Networking, Management, Control, Bad Bosses, Business News

Well-meaning individuals who land roles as leaders often make your work life hellish because as nice as they are (and some are not!), they are inept at leading. So what's a professional to do?

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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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Strategically Building a Personal Network

Chelsea Carmona | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Mentorship, The American Dream, Work Experience, Facebook, Job Applications, Social Networking, Networking, Business News

Growing up in a generation where having 600 Facebook "friends" didn't mean you got a phone call on a Friday night, I originally felt that Facebook was not the best networking option for me, particularly concerning my job search.

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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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I'm Quitting My Job Because My Mentor Left The Company

The Grindstone | Meredith Lepore | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Mentorship, The Grindstone, Work Life, Work-Happiness, Career Advice, Meredith Lepore, Female Mentors, Career Advice for Women, Women News

You've done it. You have actually found the perfect mentor. You have found the person at your company who not only supports and advises you but also p...

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Mentorship & Motivation

Shadi Bushra | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Mentorship, High School, Stanford University, College, Low-Income Students, Mentoring, Impact News

I usually don't like thinking of myself as a role model. At first glance it seems like voluntarily taking on more responsibility. But as my mom likes to remind me whenever I'm home, being a role model isn't even close to optional.

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5 Tips From Silicon Valley's Female Leaders

Angie Chang | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Women Executives, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Leaders, Freada Kapor Klein, Marissa Mayer, Sandy Jen, Andreessen Horowitz, Padmasree Warrior, Angela Benton, Mentorship, Technovation, Women News

"You don't have to be the smartest person in the world to do something interesting. Figure out how to take advantage of your own smarts."

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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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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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Keeping Great People With Three Kinds of Mentors

Anthony Tjan | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Leadership, Leadership Development, Talent Management, Managing People, Business, Mentoring, Third World America, Business News

Few firms think as carefully about mentorship as they should. So for most companies, a wake-up call on the basics of mentorship is in order.

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Who's Advocating For You At Work?

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Women in the Workplace, Women in Politics, Gender Gap, Women, Gender Equality, Heather Foust-Cummings, Diversity Programs in Business, Sponsorship, Mentoring, Catalyst, Center for Work-Life Policy, Women in Business, Women Sponsors, Kirsten Gillibrand, Women News

We've heard it before: long hours, a strong work ethic and stellar performance no longer guarantee your rise on the corporate ladder -- if they ever d...

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Kauffman's Guide To Navigating The Startup Game

Nick Seguin | Posted 05.25.2011

While the active and messy life-cycle of company building is far from being boiled "down to a science," entrepreneurs will be a step ahead if they focus on people, strategic financing and iteration.

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Zappos CEO: Why I Give My Employees Courses In 'Delivering Happiness'

Tony Hsieh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Zappos Pipeline, Employees, Employee-Training, Executive Coaching, Tony Hsieh, Small Business America, Zappos, Management, Business News

Rather than focusing on individuals as assets, we instead focus on building as our asset a pipeline of people in every single department with varying levels of skills and experience, ranging from entry level all the way up through senior management and leadership positions.

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Show Them Your Keys!

Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Incarceration, Teens, Keys, Luxury Cars, Men, Music Videos, Impact, Impact News

Attention all you educated, responsible, hardworking, professional people out there; please do this author a favor: If you're within proximity of a teenager or young person, show them your keys!

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Climbing the Ropes to Get Ahead

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Census, Equality, Fortune 500, Human Rights, Catalyst Study, Pay Gap, Sponsorship, Gender Pay Gap, Catalyst, Business News

Mentors can show you the ropes, but sponsors help you climb them.

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Thoughts on the Various Types of Entrepreneurial Mentorship

Dave Lerner | Posted 05.25.2011

This is part of my ongoing Series on Mentorship. I've been doing a lot of thinking about mentorship and mentorship programs of late. In that I pro...

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Trip to Haiti #22: Some Changes at Bottom, Same Old Stuff at Top

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Educational Opportunities, Project Leogane, Orphans, Leogane, Agriculture, English Training, Disaster Relief, Oiww, Haiti Earthquake, U.N., Academic Scholarships, Japanese American Association New York City, Computer Training, Orphan Family Care, Scholarships, Orphaned Children, Mentorship, NYU Poly, Social Net, Connectivity, American Airlines, Haiti, Oxford Ohio, Global Mindset, New Haiti, Haitian-American, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Leadership Training, Orphans International Worldwide, Ecole De La Redemption, January 12, World News

My 22nd trip to Haiti since 2001, the third since the earthquake of January 12. Probably over 250,000 dead more than six months ago. The exact figur...

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Our Obligation to Help Other Women

Christine Bork | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Women, Mentors, Women in the Workplace, Women Entrepreneurs, Women in Business, Chicago News

I once had the great privilege of hearing former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speak. Her speech was powerful, with one line in particular staying with me over the years: "There's a special place in hell reserved for women who don't help other women."

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Track Records and Trickle Downs: Will Elected Women Officals Benefit Other Women?

Douglas M. Branson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Hewlitt Packard, Ebay, Meg Whitman, U.S. Senate, Corporate Ceo, Business Leaders, Sexism, Glass Ceiling, Women in Business, Carleton Fiorina, Political Candidates, Business News

Women voters may well find of interest female candidate's track records with respect to hiring, promotion and mentoring of other women in business.

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Women Need Mentors: How to Find One or Create One in Your Life

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mentoring, Mentorship, Mentors, The Balanced Life, Relationships, How to Be a Mentor, How to Find a Mentor, Mentor, Mentoring Kids, Healthy Living News

Ever had a professional mentor before? If you are a woman, I bet the answer is no. Wouldn't it be easier if someone could help guide you along the way? Learn how.

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A Woman, an Idea and a Network Can Change the World

Eileen Sweeney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mentorship, Women Engineers, Eileen Sweeney, Motorola Foundation, Engineering, Mentoring, Leslie Collins, National Engineers Week Foundation, Impact News

All it takes is one woman and one idea to innovate -- but it takes her network to make the innovation come to life, a network that helps encourage, educate and mentor women in science professions.

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