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Mentors

To the Five Boroughs: Mentors Wanted

Hector Batista | Posted 06.12.2013 | New York
Hector Batista

This Father's Day, as you reflect on your dad and how he changed your life for the better, please consider doing the same for a young person in need -- please consider becoming a Big.

Elevate Your Career

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 06.10.2013 | Women
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Career elevation is not a secret formula, but simply a way for women to leverage their relationships and their expertise to serve as equalizers in the career world.

Sylvia Ann Hewlett: The Sponsorship Secret

Sylvia Ann Hewlett | Posted 06.10.2013 | Women
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

There's a reason that the face of the conventional model of business success is still a white man. It's not that white men boast better leadership skills or management savvy or customer smarts. It's that they have better connections. In a word, they have sponsors.

Vera Oziransky: A Road Map to Success

Vera Oziransky | Posted 06.05.2013 | Women
Vera Oziransky

It took years for me to realize that while I was successfully advocating for others, I had failed to advocate for my own professional growth.

How-To Be An Imperfect Woman Of Change

Jonathan Lewis | Posted 06.02.2013 | Women
Jonathan Lewis

Social entrepreneurs of both sexes are imperfect beings -- with imperfect answers - acting on imperfect information -- for causes with imperfect resul...

How-To Make Your Mentor Matter

Jonathan Lewis | Posted 05.25.2013 | College
Jonathan Lewis

Students are graduating. Hard-won college diplomas are being handed out with hearty handshakes and heartfelt wishes for successful careers. Graduati...

Meaning Is the Antidote to Corporate Zombies

Amanda Schneider | Posted 05.23.2013 | Small Business
Amanda Schneider

Despite productivity levels reaching an all-time high, morale is flagging and more and more people are just going through the motions. There are fewer people doing more work which leads to fewer breaks, longer hours and less sleep.

A Mentor Is a Girl's Best Friend

Alexandra Monir | Posted 05.22.2013 | Books
Alexandra Monir

A couple months ago, I had the surreal experience of walking into a Manhattan Barnes & Noble and finding my second novel, Timekeeper, on the Teen New Releases shelf along with Kirsten Smith's second book, Trinkets.

Leaders Open Doors for Others

BJ Gallagher | Posted 05.17.2013 | Business
BJ Gallagher

Bill Treasurer is one of my favorite business authors - not just because his books are good - but because he reminds me of the Wizard of Oz - his work always offers three important elements: brains, heart, and courage.

Breaking Down Generational Silos

Angela Maiers | Posted 05.17.2013 | Impact
Angela Maiers

This post was co-authored with Saul Kaplan, Founder of The Business Innovation Factory. Beware of random collisions with unusual suspects. Unless...

Mentors Make a Difference

JVS Los Angeles | Posted 04.30.2013 | Impact
JVS Los Angeles

The word "mentor" can imply a lot of different things to a lot of different people - guide, role model, coach, the individual who makes it her persona...

Mentors Margaret Thatcher and Mother Teresa Remembered: 'Tough Cookies With Tender Spirits!'

Noel Irwin Hentschel | Posted 06.10.2013 | Impact
Noel Irwin Hentschel

My relationship with Margaret Thatcher began in 1989, thanks to meeting Mother Teresa. These pioneering leaders with a "tough and tender" entrepreneurial spirit inspired creation of The Noel Foundation "Life" Award.

Intern-al Affairs: How to Intern (and Manage Interns) This Summer

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 06.10.2013 | Business
Nancy A. Shenker

The search for summer jobs is already in full swing. Resumes and emails from eager college and high school students abound! Interns can be fantastic. But not all interns are created equal. Here are some tips for getting, keeping, and benefiting from an internship.

Lean In, Lean Out, Lean On

Enid Borden | Posted 06.02.2013 | Impact
Enid Borden

I recently made a life stage change. It was a professional change, but that, of course, has a huge impact on my personal life.

With a Mentor, Magic Is Truly Possible

Steven W. Barnes | Posted 05.25.2013 | Latino Voices
Steven W. Barnes

Cesareo Pelaez was a psychology professor at Salem State College (now Salem State University). I met him in the 1980s when I was a psychology major at Salem State. Placed seemingly randomly under the wing of such a unique individual, my life was and remains forever changed.

The Power of a Mentor

Don Meyer, Ph.D. | Posted 05.12.2013 | College
Don Meyer, Ph.D.

Have you ever pondered how many people there are in your life that have had some level of influence upon you to help you become who you are today?

Life Lessons on Finding a Good Adviser

Don McNay | Posted 05.03.2013 | Business
Don McNay

I've blown off plenty of good advice. I thought I was smart and could figure things out on my own. Wrong. I'm finally starting to learn.

Why Not a Leisure Mentor or Coach?

Gini Graham Scott | Posted 04.29.2013 | Healthy Living
Gini Graham Scott

But what I missed in all this searching for leisure professionals is doing leisure mentoring, coaching, or consulting for people who simply want to have fun and want some guidance in how to make the most of their leisure time -- and where to get these leisure experiences.

The Mother's Brother

Frank A. Weil | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics
Frank A. Weil

We need in today's world, politically in particular, to reinvent the mother's brother idea of more primitive times. It could not hurt anything and it ...

Nurturing the Human Spirit: Balancing Education, Career, and Love of Music

Students Rising Above | Posted 04.22.2013 | Impact
Students Rising Above

2012-11-13-jrlogo300x60.gif Alcohol and poverty tore my family apart. In the midst of the chaos, my dreams of pursuing an education seemed unrealistic. I didn't know how I would succeed because I had never seen anyone close to me do it.

The Mark of a Mentor

Xiomara Iraheta | Posted 04.06.2013 | Impact
Xiomara Iraheta

It's impossible to quantify the influence my mentor had on me. Spending time together made me feel valued, important and worthy. In a school and home that lacked the means to provide resources, my mentor taught me how to ask for help and advocate for myself.

Unexpected Mentoring Insights From Kevin Bacon's Killer TV Show

Kare Anderson | Posted 04.03.2013 | Healthy Living
Kare Anderson

Look for mentors to emulate who are both extremely observant and don't jump to conclusions. Instead, they discuss what they see so the team can quickly look for corroborating evidence -- or the lack of it.

Mentoring for the 21st Century

Carnegie Corporation of New York | Posted 04.02.2013 | Home
Carnegie Corporation of New York

Perhaps no other field of human endeavor serves as directly and forcefully as a "flight school" for the human spirit as teaching and learning.

How to Bridge the Generational Hope Divide

Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D. | Posted 04.02.2013 | Home
Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D.

Parents and adult mentors can also encourage children to discover and apply their unique talents to help them achieve their future goals.

Mentoring Is Good, Sponsorship Is Better

Manny Espinoza | Posted 03.31.2013 | Latino Voices
Manny Espinoza

If you already sponsor someone, assess how effective a sponsor you are. How many lives have you impacted? How many people have you promoted? Are you creating opportunities for those you sponsor to advance and grow in their careers?