Mentoring & Fitting In at A New Job
In a recent survey of more than 1000 people, BambooHR learned that a startling 31 percent of respondents had quit a job within the first six months, with one in…
The 6th Strategy for Effective Mentoring
Successful professional mentoring programs make your people more productive and more profitable. Recently I wrote about five key strategies you can use to strengthen your mentoring program: Question – What…
It’s True! Mentoring Pays!
I tell people that mentoring pays every chance I get: “People who mentor rise higher and earn more than their colleagues who don’t, up to $25,000 a year more!” My…
Making Networking Events Manageable
Just had to share: One of the most popular workshops I lead is on business networking. Networking events come with the territory whether you own a business or work for someone.…
Why You Should Be A Mentor
During a conversation with Stephanie Burns, founder of ChicCEO.com, she asked me if I had any compelling statistics about mentoring. When I told her that mentors can make an average…
I’M SORRY: WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO APOLOGIZE AT WORK
I want to share this article by Ann Brown at MadameNoire. It went live on April 16, 2015. If apologizing doesn't come easy to you or someone you are mentoring, I…
Five Strategies To Strengthen Your Professional Mentoring Program
In the beginning, you had such high expectations for your corporate mentoring program. But the results may not be all that you had hoped for. Both the mentors and mentees…
Chic CEO – What Women Entrepreneurs Need to Be Unstoppable
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…
Thank YOU Claudette C’Faison – My Mentor
One of the most important mentors in my career and life is Claudette C’Faison, Executive Director of New York Youth at Risk. At the time I was the Executive Director…
Are Companies Doing Enough to Retain and Prepare Women for Leadership?
The answer is: probably not. After all, when we look at what is happening right now in the C-suites, we see women are still under-represented. Here are the facts: Women…