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Mentorship

What Is the True Meaning of Inspiration?

R. Kay Green | Posted 05.20.2013 | Healthy Living
R. Kay Green

Understand that you can be an inspiration to others, no matter what you feel you have or have not achieved. Even if you feel that you have not yet reached the endpoint, and even if you feel like you have reached a low point, you have the ability to inspire.

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.

The Importance of Mentorship

Ivo Lukas | Posted 05.02.2013 | Technology
Ivo Lukas

People have asked me in recent years about mentorship. I want to share what I know about mentoring in STEM and technology fields. My goal is simple: to expose the younger generations to STEM fields.

Defining Your Own Success: Your Life, Your Way

Ivo Lukas | Posted 04.30.2013 | Technology
Ivo Lukas

My question: In today's era of "women on top," is it considered unsuccessful for women to be stay-at-home moms? My answer: most definitely NOT.

How Veterans Can Improve Their Employability

Sudy Bharadwaj | Posted 04.25.2013 | Business
Sudy Bharadwaj

Military veterans often struggle to find employment after completing their service for a number of cultural and socioeconomic reasons. But keen job search techniques can help veterans to snag a job when transferring back into civilian life.

How to Stop Making Excuses

Tara Marino | Posted 04.24.2013 | Style
Tara Marino

How many times have you found yourself moving in the direction you want to go and then catch yourself saying "I'm not (blank) enough?" We let that stop us, and we use this as an excuse to not receive what we really want in life.

Upgrade 'Take Your Kids to Work Day'

Rana Florida | Posted 04.23.2013 | Business
Rana Florida

Planning in advance is critical. No child wants to see their parent's crazy boss yelling at them; a disaster like that could be forever imprinted in a kid's memory. But if you keep these key tips in mind, the day could be a tremendous success for you both.

How Do We Map The Past?

Emilie Reas | Posted 04.22.2013 | Science
Emilie Reas

This post is a part of our Girls in STEM mentorship program. Emilie Reas, a neuroscience Ph.D. student at the University of California San Diego's Human Memory Lab where studying memory retrieval with fMRI, teamed up with Vi Nguyen, a high school junior with a passion for science, to explore how the brain remembers past experiences. Their project aimed to understand real-life memories in the context of findings from Cognitive Neuroscience research.

What Makes A Good Mentor?

Brittany Binowski | Posted 04.18.2013 | Technology

Update: The time of the Google+ hangout has passed. Please view the video above to catch up on the conversation and leave your thoughts in the com...

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

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 04.10.2013 | 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.

Mentorship Groups And Resources For STEM Girls

Brittany Binowski | Posted 04.10.2013 | Technology

Want to get more involved in the science, technology, engineering and math careers, but don't know where to start? We've compiled a list of STEM group...

How to Get Inspired

Tara Marino | Posted 04.01.2013 | Style
Tara Marino

You know those days when you would rather just stay in bed? When my husband asked me if I wanted to go skiing this morning, I was still in my pajamas and to be honest, I wanted to just go back to bed. So how do we give ourselves permission to keep moving and get out of the house?

The Most Important Job You'll Ever Have

Techbridge Girls | Posted 04.01.2013 | Technology
Techbridge Girls

If you are like most of us, you didn't get training in college or on the job on how to effectively present to youth. So, I'd like to share our lessons learned, which are the "secret sauce" of Techbridge, and so important for successful experiences for youth and role models.

The Importance of Opportunities

Tara Marino | Posted 03.21.2013 | Style
Tara Marino

Often times when opportunities show up, we face resistance! We might ask ourselves, "Am I really ready? Am I ready to do this?"

How Do I Find the Right Mentor?

Kay Koplovitz | Posted 05.20.2013 | Business
Kay Koplovitz

We have seen a rise of discussion about mentorship in business circles of all kinds in recent years. Yet it seems that finding the right one is still challenging to many.

Because He Can

Garret Kramer | Posted 05.19.2013 | Healthy Living
Garret Kramer

The best leaders allow instincts to flourish. They understand that there's more than one way to field a ball, score a goal, or do anything for that matter.

Are Women "Leaning Back" or "Being Stung"? Why Aren't More Women Progressing in Business?

Adele Gulfo | Posted 05.15.2013 | Business
Adele Gulfo

I was recently struck by a new study released by Catalyst, titled "Good Intentions, Imperfect Execution? Women Get Fewer of the 'Hot Jobs' Needed to A...

Rethinking Mentorship

Michael Ruderman | Posted 05.14.2013 | Business
Michael Ruderman

Our dynamic, global economy demands creative leaders who are able to forge new paths. Mentorship must be more about empowering the mentee than about shaping the mentee to be like the mentor.

How to Stop Overachieving

Tara Marino | Posted 05.14.2013 | Style
Tara Marino

I want to talk to you about overachieving today. Enough is enough! It's time to stop overachieving and start evolving.

Fostering Women's Entrepreneurship in Business and Beyond

Julie Fasone Holder | Posted 05.13.2013 | Impact
Julie Fasone Holder

It's when we connect with others over an idea or a struggle that we learn something about ourselves and grow as professionals. I believe that women are adept at this act of connecting, and it's especially useful for women entrepreneurs on the rise.

Sandberg Challenges Men On A Big Corporate Fear

Reuters | Posted 05.12.2013 | Technology

By Liana B. Baker March 12 (Reuters) - Sheryl Sandberg's new book "Lean In" challenges men in the upper echelons of corporate America ...

How to Keep Your Promises

Tara Marino | Posted 05.06.2013 | Style
Tara Marino

It's one thing to say YES to the outside world, and not follow through. It's a completely different thing when you say yes to yourself, and you don't follow through.

Girls in STEM: Let's Talk About Paleontology

The Huffington Post | Brittany Binowski and Rebecca Searles | Posted 03.06.2013 | Technology

Last week we spotlighted five amazing STEM mentors and mentees that have chosen to participate in HuffPost's Girls In STEM Mentorship Program. We'...

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.

A Simple Way to Start Living a Balanced Life

Tara Marino | Posted 04.28.2013 | Style
Tara Marino

I know we talk about living a balanced life. But at the end of last year, I was not feeling balanced at all.