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  • 6 Signs You’ve Got a Toxic Mentor

    Fast Company

    6 Signs You’ve Got a Toxic Mentor

    More than 90% of Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs, according to a study by MentorcliQ. Mentorships can be a good way to keep employees engaged at work and moving forward in their careers. Unfortunately, all mentors are not created equal. Since mentoring is almost always voluntary, not everyone who signs up is suited for the role, says Ashton Brown, head […]

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  • Embracing Mentorship: How Veteran Leaders Can Be Better Mentors—And Mentees

    Forbes

    Embracing Mentorship: How Veteran Leaders Can Be Better Mentors—And Mentees

    Mentorship works. Everyone in business knows (or should know) this, and studies prove it. According to MentorcliQ, Fortune 500 companies with mentoring programs performed 53% better than those without. Deloitte found that Millennials with mentors planned to stay with their employers for more than five years more often than those without mentors. MentorcliQ also found that companies with mentorship programs […]

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  • The Importance Of Finding A Mentor

    Forbes

    The Importance Of Finding A Mentor

    I’ve always appreciated the value of mentorship programs, but their value really came home to me one night over veal chops washed down with a bottle of Cabernet. It made such an impression on me and had such a profound impact on my life that I vividly remember everything about that night in the Georgetown area of Washington, DC with […]

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  • The Role of Mentorship in the Development of Successful Senior Executives

    Newsweek

    The Role of Mentorship in the Development of Successful Senior Executives

    Senior executives everywhere are under intense pressure to maintain a competitive edge. And with all the layoffs affecting professionals at all levels, companies striving for success in an ever-changing business landscape must consider the benefits of stronger leadership development. To meet these demands, executives must continually hone their skills and stay informed of the latest industry developments. And while there […]

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  • Developing Executive Leaders With Mentoring and Sponsorship Programs

    Training Industry

    Developing Executive Leaders With Mentoring and Sponsorship Programs

    Executives, who want to promote up and coming leaders to the C-suite, need to establish a formal leadership development program. Leadership programs are essential in developing these future executive officers and potential board members by building personal and professional networks, enhancing knowledge on economic and social issues, and helping meet new challenges with focus and innovative strategies. Leadership development programs […]

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  • MentorcliQ raises over $80 million to grow its employee mentoring software and services

    TechCrunch

    MentorcliQ raises over $80 million to grow its employee mentoring software and services

    For years, Phil George was the executive sponsor of a mentoring program at McMaster-Carr, an industrial hardware supplier, where he spent weeks trying to match program participants with only scant information about them to go on. Employees often requested resources while mentors asked for training, and mentees wanted more guidance on goals. And as the program progressed, there weren’t reliable […]

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  • MentorcliQ Secures Over $80 Million Growth Investment from PSG

    Business Wire

    MentorcliQ Secures Over $80 Million Growth Investment from PSG

    COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MentorcliQ, a leader in employee mentoring software, today announced a strategic growth investment of over $80 million from PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth. The new funding includes participation from existing investors Rev1 Ventures and Plymouth Growth. This brings MentorcliQ’s total capital raised to over $100 […]

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  • Mentoring Grew as a Talent Development Solution to Address Employment Trends

    Mentoring Grew as a Talent Development Solution to Address Employment Trends

    The COVID-19 pandemic sent the labor market on a wild ride, from historic levels of unemployment to The Great Resignation. As the economy recovered, companies struggled to rehire the workers they had laid off or furloughed, but many employees refused to return or found higher-paying jobs elsewhere. According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 3.5 million workers did […]

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  • From the JBA: Florida Bar Board of Governors convene in Amelia Island

    Jacksonville Daily Record

    From the JBA: Florida Bar Board of Governors convene in Amelia Island

    The Florida Bar Board of Governors held its meeting at The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island from Nov. 30-Dec. 3. I am fortunate to be a liaison to the board, appointed by Florida Bar President Gary Lesser, serving on the Program Evaluation Committee and on a subcommittee for the Communications Committee.  At the Program Evaluation Committee, we discussed many topics including: Proposed […]

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  • Personal Development: Who’s Mentoring Your Mentors?

    Training Zone

    Personal Development: Who’s Mentoring Your Mentors?

    Over the last decade, employee mentoring programmes have demonstrated their strategic worth to organisations, which is why so many businesses, large and small, are establishing mentoring programmes at all levels throughout their organisations. In fact, 92% of Fortune 500 companies already invest heavily in employee mentoring programmes – but many of them have overlooked the critical step of making sure that executives and leaders […]

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