Rapper/designer/frequent hot head Kanye West recently settled a lawsuit with a paparazzi photographer he assaulted and one of the caveats was an apology from the hip-hop star, which West provided. Sometimes
Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie Burns, the founder of Chic CEO, a FREE resource for women entrepreneurs. If you are mentoring a woman entrepreneur, you will
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Entrepreneurs and women on the career track tell me over and over that one of their primary desires is to have a great mentor. I’ve discovered that great mentoring
For decades, psychologists have been researching what they call the “Pygmalion effect”: how one person’s expectations of another can become a self-fulfilling prophesy. This is as important in the realm
We’re all so crazy busy, it’s hard to find time to meet with your mentor, boss or colleagues to talk in depth about the challenges you’re facing. Learning to have
“Great job!” “Atta girl!” “Way to go!” “YES!” It feels so good to hear those words, most of the time and for about 30-60 seconds. One reason this
Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, Indra Nooyi, Tina Fey and I all had mentors who dramatically influenced our careers. In fact, we can’t imagine how we would have gotten where we
Choosing your ideal mentoring partner! Ah, it sounds like such a lofty goal. Is it even possible? The answer is YES! But it’s not about choosing the ideal mentor or
The extraordinary results of youth mentoring should be shouted from the roof-tops. Millions of young people’s lives have been transformed by caring adults who took a child or teen under their wing and showed them someone cared about them and their future. I was one of those kids.