February 2015 – Mentoring platform for people engagement

February 26, 2015 -In Uncategorized

Honor Roll: Rewarding Your Mentors

Wondering how to best retain and engage top performers at your organization? Let them know that they’re valuable, through a variety of verbal, symbolic, or monetary rewards, and encourage their talent further by recommending them as mentors to lower-ranked employees. Through positive reinforcement, you can catalyze your organization into a center for knowledge-sharing! Read more here.

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February 19, 2015 -In Uncategorized

Mentor Speak: The Language of Leadership

Does your company emphasize leadership programs as a key to success? We suggest exploring establishing a robust mentorship program as well – the experience of mentoring another aspiring entrepreneur or employee develops real-time leadership skills, business acumen, and investment in the company. Read more as to how mentoring practices in your company can build on key leadership skills.

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February 16, 2015 -In Uncategorized

Mentoring: The Entrepreneur’s Ticket to Startup Success

Without a doubt, entrepreneurs are innovative, bold, and ambitious people. But without a mentor to guide them, many entrepreneurs – particularly first-time business owners – set unrealistic goals with the wrong team and an unvalidated product. Read on to see why the most understated resource that entrepreneurs need is an honest mentor.

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February 12, 2015 -In Uncategorized

The Six Pillars: Building Character Into Your Mentorships

Mentorship is a critical opportunity to not only pass down knowledge, but cultivate emotional intelligence as well. At the beginning of every mentoring relationship, make sure to establish certain ground rules regarding trust, respect, integrity, and community. These soft skills will provide a strong foundation for a mentor to learn, grow, and prosper. Read more about why and how you can implement these principles here.

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February 10, 2015 -In Uncategorized

Planning for Success: Creating Your Mentoring Plan

Leslie Knope, one of the finest mentors in television history, would agree vehemently with this post: planning is critical to any success-driven mentorship. In order to maximize time and outcomes, a mentor should always start by charting out specific objectives and a clear path to getting there. For more tips and thoughts, read the full article here.

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February 7, 2015 -In Uncategorized

Mentoring in the Media: Humans of New York

We’re not the only people excited about mentoring! In this vignette on Humans of New York (HONY), we show that mentoring is a well-established concept widely-accepted by storytellers, school principals, and even the President of the United States! Read more about how HONY highlights the need for mentorship.

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February 5, 2015 -In Uncategorized

Building Mentoring into Your Business Structure

While the antiquated model of a strict vertical hierarchy is still in use, more and more companies are transitioning to a flatter, horizontal organization, in which mentors and mentees are in great collaboration and discussion about the organization and their own goals and achievements. Read more about this revolutionary workplace-changing concept and learn how mentoring is the best way to maximize your professional growth!

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February 2, 2015 -In Uncategorized

From Woman to Woman: The Power of Mentoring

It’s not a new problem – women are tragically behind men in earning potential, advancement opportunities, and perceived competency within organizations. In these situations, successful women are amongst the only ones who can truly reverse the trend of discrimination through actively mentoring the next generation. Read more as to how your participation can make the difference!

by MentorCloud