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…

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10 Tips On How To Be A Great Mentoring Partner

  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…

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Raise Your Expectations and Your Mentoring Program Will Blossom

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…

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Actionable Feedback – The Only Kind You Want to Give or Get

“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…

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Women & the Mentorship-Sponsorship Combo: The Fuel Your Career Needs

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…

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Facebook CEO, Sheryl Sandberg: Serial Mentee, Serial Mentor

No matter how privileged, smart, talented and lucky you are…no one does it alone. Being mentored and being a mentor are integral to your success...If your company or professional association has a mentoring program, my advice is to take full advantage. If it doesn't you can seek out someone to mentor or someone to be your mentor. I’ll talk about that in my next post.

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The Boomer Brain Drain: Unprecedented Opportunities for Future Leaders

Companies will need to cultivate the young leaders they have so the Boomer Brain Drain has as little impact as possible on their organizations and their stock options. Many won't. That's why GenXers and a significant number of Millenials who aspire higher, will need to prepare themselves for leadership and management roles no matter where they work.

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