Has the door to the executive suite and the board room slammed shut for women? High- potential men and women with senior-level mentors advance further and earn more than those with less senior mentors. Overall, though, women’s compensation still lags men whether or not their mentor is at the top.
...the skills used for each are similar – asking reflective questions, active listening, summarizing, observing patterns, challenging assumptions, and providing support - they are fundamentally very different.
"Everyone fears failure. But breakthroughs depend on it." ...However, even in environments which allow for failure, "some people will take setbacks to heart instead of to mind...mentor can provide the support that minimizes the time it takes to bounce back.
Mentoring conversations can be so effective, that complex issues can be dealt with in just five to 15 minutes.
For the most part, professional associations exist to educate their members. Most are very good at promoting relationship building among members by providing regular access to training and networking at…
The Original Mentor Have you ever wondered where the word “mentor” comes from? In Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, Odysseus, the king of Ithaca, left home to join the Trojan…
Developing Leaders With Professional Mentoring “We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own.”-- Ben Sweetland More than ever before organizations need to develop future leaders,…