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ARE YOU READY TO HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in January 2019, 3.5 million US workers quit their jobs. We’re not talking about firings or lay-offs here – people left their current job to move on to another opportunity. What a nightmare for recruiting and hiring managers everywhere! To add another layer to this issue, millennials are currently the largest generation in the U.S. labor force and, according to Gallup, have garnered a new nick-name: the job-hopping generation. 

At MentorcliQ, we are honored to celebrate Pride month alongside our amazing customers! We want to thank them for the work they are doing to support talent in the LGBTQ community and their allies.  Pride month is a time to elevate the work of creating inclusive cultures, where each of us can bring our whole authentic selves to work and be valued for our contributions. 

Last week I was on a plane, chatting with an incredible woman who was going through multiple life changing situations. Her father had recently passed, she was transitioning into being an “empty nester,” and she was at a critical point in her career where she had to decide whether to continue on her current path or choose a different one. This woman, let’s call her Simone, was dealing with a lot of changes but she still exuded positivity and grace. Unfortunately, Simone was going through these changes on her own - without a mentor to guide her.

Bacardi Presents On Women In Leadership Panel

The Brandon Hall Group hosts an annual Women In Leadership Summit. At this event, business leaders from some of the most progressive companies come to together to share ideas around how to increase the number of women in leadership roles in their company and around the globe!MentorcliQ customer Chio Zubiria, Senior Director of Supply Chain Management at Bacardi was one of the panelists on the Coaching and Mentoring Strategies for Women Leaders Panel. Bacardi presented along with McKinsey & Company, GSK and Metlife all sharing experiences from their organizations on how mentoring has positively impacted Diversity & Inclusion initiatives like Women In Leadership.

It was early 1990-something when I was working in a manufacturing environment in an IT position. I was new to the field and new to the job, located in a rural part of Ohio, and really excited about the possibilities ahead of me. As a military brat, I was accustomed to hearing crude language, so the manufacturing environment didn’t bother me. What I hadn’t experienced a lot of growing up, however, was racial discrimination. While I was walking out of the cafeteria area, the word “chink” was slung at my back. It hung in the air while I decided what to do. Not wanting to be labeled as a trouble-maker in a new job and not having any other minority colleagues to ask advice from, I continued walking and never said a word about it to anyone.