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How to Find a Professional Mentor if You're in College

On The Job

That's what this organization I wrote about for Gannett/USA Today aims to do: Saquoia Lewis, 21, says she's always wanted a mentor. That's when Lewis found StudentMentor , a nonprofit organization that matches college students with volunteer mentors for free. They can offer a lot of advice about what classes to take."

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When Things Get Crazy, Look for Ways to To Empower Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

” One of my early bosses and mentors, Gail, said this to me almost daily during a turbulent time at Verizon. For example, Gail was clear about which decisions we needed to include our finance partners and which did not. It’s also the perfect time to empower your team, to step up and take the lead.

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Improve Your Team’s Performance by Building a Competitive Edge with CEO and Business Leader Mentor, David CM Carter

Crestcom

David is a serial entrepreneur, otherwise known as the world’s leading CEO mentor, with a 40-plus-year track record in creating innovative businesses and mentoring leaders in influencers around the globe. And I ended up with half a dozen CEOwho I was mentoring on whatever the topic was they wanted some help with.

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6 vital workplace skills you’ll need to succeed in the future

Career Advancement

Having a strong understanding of how to analyze reports will help professionals in departments from finance to HR to help steer their organization in the right direction. To help employees enhance their skillsets, give them consistent mentoring and other resources that can help them develop their abilities. Critical thinking ability.

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6 Essential Skills for Future Leaders

Career Advancement

That means if you know how to mentor people, engage your team, be transparent with your staff, and guide your team through changes, you’ll be an asset in any organizational context. For example, in the HR field, you could focus on compliance or succession planning , or if you work in finance, you could study healthcare accounting.

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Six Types of Stakeholders Leaders Need to Influence

Career Advancement

Her mentor helped her to map out the key people she needed to influence at this stage in her career, and this is what they came up with. Finance departments. Finance departments are another group of stakeholders that leaders must influence in order to gain their trust as well. Executives. Other colleagues.

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From Vision to Venture: Strategies and Funding Ideas for Indigenous Entrepreneurs

She Owns Success

For Indigenous entrepreneur financing , grants can be a great option. For example, the Aboriginal Business Financing Program (ABFP) offers many helpful services. By becoming a mentor, you share your knowledge and experiences with aspiring Indigenous women entrepreneurs. Mentorship is another powerful way to give back.