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Author: Laura Francis

  • Real Goals in Action

    Real Goals in Action

    Laura Francis

    Establishing Effective Mentoring Activities You’re likely familiar with SMART goals, the tried and true way many people learn to develop goals. And while SMART goals have their place and serve a purpose, SMART goals actually guide the setting of objectives, not goals. To establish developmental goals, we need REAL goals. The REAL acronym stands for Relevant, Experimental, Aspirational, and Learning-based. Relevant – indicate why […]

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  • Encourage More Female Leadership by Using Mentoring

    Encourage More Female Leadership by Using Mentoring

    Laura Francis

    Fact: Having women in leadership roles increases a company’s bottom line. This Fast Company article from highlights some profound results from a Global Leadership Forecast study by DDI, the Conference Board and EY.The study found that companies with greater gender diversity reported they are: Twice as likely to have their leaders work together to create new solutions and opportunities 5 times more likely […]

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  • Mentoring Outside the Box

    Mentoring Outside the Box

    Laura Francis

    We all have labels that we use to describe ourselves, or that others use to describe us. How would you describe yourself?  I would say I am a middle aged, cisgender white woman. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, niece, aunt. I am a writer, advocate, ally, and voice for one who is voiceless. I am a reader, a […]

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  • Expressing Gratitude in Mentoring

    Expressing Gratitude in Mentoring

    Laura Francis

    A Simple Message of Thanks Expressing gratitude is one of the most important things you can do in any relationship or partnership.  Taking the moment to reflect on who and what we are grateful for in our lives has a number of benefits including opening doors to better relationships, improvement in psychological well-being, improvement in physical health, and increases empathetic […]

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  • Create Deeper Meaning with Your Mentoring Program

    Create Deeper Meaning with Your Mentoring Program

    Laura Francis

    Listen to and Learn from One Another If ever there was a time when we needed to listen to one another and engage in dialogue, that time is now. There are no barriers between work life and home life anymore. People can’t shut out the world and pretend tragedies aren’t happening while they sit at their desks or perform their […]

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  • Developing Soft Skills Through Mentoring

    Developing Soft Skills Through Mentoring

    Laura Francis

    Mentoring and Soft Skills: The Perfect Match By now, most of us know that having a mentoring culture at our companies can have a positive effect on the bottom line. But what is it about mentoring that makes it so effective in the long run? You could make a case for the 1:1 relationships, increased leadership skills of the mentee, […]

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