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6 Secrets to a Successful Mentoring Program

Let's Grow Leaders

Mentoring, at it’s best, is a magical elixir which shaves years off your learning curve through mistakes unmade. Thank God, I’ve experienced the transformational spirit of amazing mentors. Please God, let my mentoring have made a difference for others. Great mentors are rarely monogamous. This is our future.

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Don’t Get a Mentor

Let's Grow Leaders

I have developed and implemented plenty of mentoring programs over the years. I have done the match-making and developed and led the workshops. The truth is, after 2 decades of living and leading in organizations, my feeling is, these programs typically don’t work.

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The Most Important Question to Ask When Facing a Big Decision

Let's Grow Leaders

Who should I seek out as a mentor? I was talking with LGL subscriber, David Oddis (below) after giving a W inning Well workshop for his organization. He shared a game changing question his mentor asked when he was contemplating taking on a new role. His mentor simply asked, “is this move part of your story?”

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How to Mentor Developing Leaders

CMOE

Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs. Fortune 250 companies have mentoring programs. Fortune 100 companies have mentoring programs. Fortune 50 companies have mentoring programs. Mentoring provides a process where a mentee can expand their skills, obtain career guidance, and prepare for advancement opportunities.

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What Is the Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring?

CMOE

Two powerful approaches to professional development are often discussed and frequently conflated: coaching and mentoring. Understanding what the difference is between coaching and mentoring can help organizations select the best approach for their team’s needs. What Is Coaching?

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How Can You Further Develop Your Talent? 7 Key Steps

Career Advancement

Thus, smart organizations create succession plans that include training and mentoring in how to support employees in their development. Ask the seminar attendees to present workshops on what they’ve learned to their own teams, which will solidify their knowledge while enhancing their direct reports’ growth.

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The 5 Most Important and Critical Skills for Jobs of the Future

Career Advancement

Here are a few ways you can do that: Give her the opportunity to mentor others. The other employee doesn’t necessarily need to be less experienced—this is a great opportunity for peer-mentoring, in which two employees mentor each other in skills they want to develop. Foster collaboration.