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Lessons Learned Through Failure
Date: Jul 22, 2021 9:00:00 AM
Mentoring Is the Time to Talk about Failures Summer is here, which means many people will be hitting the roads for vacation and taking some much needed rest and relaxation. I myself am back in the office now after embarking on my first-ever vacation with my husband and 9-year-old son, and I can officially report that it was a disaster.
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4 Collaboration Styles in Social Learning and Mentoring
Date: Jul 21, 2021 9:00:00 AM
Roles for Mentees, Mentors, Advisors, and Others We’ve all been there, sitting in a meeting listening to someone speak, when the person asks a question of the group. Cue cricket sounds. No one wants to speak up, and everyone is waiting for someone else to take action. Now imagine that happening in an online mentoring or social learning environment when people only interact via technology. One ...
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What Is Mentoring?
Date: Jul 20, 2021 9:00:00 AM
Mentoring, Coaching, Sponsorship, and More Mentoring is a hot topic these days as organizations look to improve their leadership pipeline, increase diversity among their employee base, close skill gaps, address generational issues, and more. We’ve been talking about mentoring for nearly 20 years now, but we know not everyone has been as focused on it as we have been, and we know there can still ...
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Questions and Curiosity Drive Deeper Learning in Mentoring
Date: Jul 15, 2021 9:30:00 AM
Building Critical Mentoring Skills One of the most common (and vexing) experiences for any parent with a young child is when the child asks why…incessantly. And while just thinking about this type of scenario can bring on an eye twitch, it actually provides a great example of how children embrace a wonderful curiosity for and openness to learning—something people seem to outgrow as they age.
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Challenges with Managing a Traditional Mentoring Program
Date: Jul 14, 2021 9:30:00 AM
Mentoring Software Saves the Day Most organizations today have some form of a mentoring program and initiative. I’ve been fortunate enough to work with many companies to assist in the organization and development of an effective mentoring program. However, I hear repeatedly how difficult it is to create, implement, and scale a traditional program that is run through spreadsheets and ...
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How Different Generations View Mentoring
Date: Jul 13, 2021 9:30:00 AM
Generational Views on the Mentoring Process In conversations with HR practitioners and talent development leaders, people regularly ask me about one thing: the way that different generations view mentoring. This is a fascinating topic and one I’ve talked about over the years. To understand how different generations view workplace mentoring today, we need to first examine how mentoring came about ...
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Three Tips for Growing Your Mentoring Program
Date: Jul 8, 2021 9:30:00 AM
The Secret for Mentoring Success Our research with our clients has shown some pretty impressive ROI data when it comes to the impact mentoring programs can have on individuals and organizations. We know that mentoring can improve employee retention and engagement, and that productivity can increase as well due to mentoring. In fact, our research found that:
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Mentoring Makes Employees Happy and Productive
Date: Jul 7, 2021 9:30:00 AM
The Mentoring ROI Numbers that Tell the Story Here at MentorcliQ we’ve helped our clients attain success with mentoring, helping them make a difference in employee development, engagement, retention, and productivity. In fact, research we conducted with our clients highlights the enormous factor mentoring can play in the life of employees and in the success of organizations.
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My Mentoring Mantra
Date: Jul 6, 2021 9:30:00 AM
The Personal Side of Mentoring As most of us have experienced, the lines between work life and home life have blurred in recent years. As a remote employee, I try to set boundaries for when I work so that I don’t lose my personal time altogether. But I have also found myself seeing parallels between my personal life and what I do for a living—telling people about mentoring. Mentoring is one of ...
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Gain Soft Skills While Mentoring
Date: Jun 24, 2021 9:00:00 AM
Mentoring Programs Can Make a Difference As more and more of our lives become digital, distanced, and distracted, I find it telling that many HR folks have been talking a lot about soft skills—or the lack thereof within their employee populations. We’re all obsessed with being connected, but we don’t seem to do so well when it comes to actually connecting.
