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Author: Laura Francis

  • Three Factors for Better Communication in Mentoring

    Three Factors for Better Communication in Mentoring

    Tips for Mentees and Mentors for Better Dialogue Mentoring can be a truly transformational process for the individuals involved.  It can impact a person’s skill, ability, or career direction, which in turn can change their life.  Mentoring program administrators and leaders can have a hand in these transformative powers by helping to build a sense of belonging and community through […]

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  • 4 Phrases You Should Use in Mentoring

    4 Phrases You Should Use in Mentoring

    Include This in Mentoring Training At their core, mentoring relationships are about people. We connect with one another, we learn from one another, we support one another, and we grow because of our interactions with one another. Without that human element, mentoring loses its very essence. Most people would agree that we need to treat our mentees, mentors, learners, advisors, […]

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  • Keys to Creating a Mentoring Culture

    Keys to Creating a Mentoring Culture

    Workplace Mentoring Programs Need Advocates Organizations and businesses of all types and sizes have latched on to the idea of mentoring for their employees—and for good reason. Mentoring impacts employee retention, productivity, engagement, leadership abilities, skill development, and morale. It really shouldn’t be a question of why a company has a mentoring program, but more a question of why an organization doesn’t have […]

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  • Real Goals in Action

    Real Goals in Action

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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  • Quick Connections with Nielsen

    Quick Connections with Nielsen

    Nielsen is one of many companies that made the shift to remote work in a timely, effective way and utilized mentorship to keep people engaged.

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