Five Strategies To Strengthen Your Mentoring Program
...From my latest article for BizCatalyst360 In the beginning you had such high expectations for your corporate mentoring program. But the results may not be all that you had hoped…
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…
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…
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…
Do Some of the World’s Worst Bosses Work for YOU?
Bad bosses cause poor morale and lower productivity. Creating a learning environment through mentorship is one strategy that can help turn things around over time.
Aspire Higher, new Slimbook by Susan Bender Phelps
Compelling stories of mentoring success that will challenge you to appreciate the value of the mentors in your life, and then inspire you to pass that value on through active mentoring of another person in your life.
“Effective mentoring for your star performers will create new possibilities and levels of performance that will positively impact the bottom line.”
“Effective mentoring for your star performers will create new possibilities and levels of performance that will positively impact the bottom line.” From my interview at MO.com - How I started Odyssey Mentoring & Leadership, my take on the distinction between competent and great leadership and I shared one of the mentoring stories from my upcoming book, "Aspire to Go Higher: Get a Mentor, Be A Mentor," due out at the end of August.
New Report: Mentors Rise Faster & Earn More
Paying it forward pays back: For both mentees and mentors, we see tangible career advancement. Most exciting is that for mentors and sponsors we see serious compensation growth — up to $25,075 in additional compensation.
The Anointed vs. The Victim’s Unit
"Women have been over-delivering for decades and watching men who do less consistently be given more opportunities for advancement,” is what I told writer Bob Calendra of Human Resource Executive…
Reverse Mentoring: A New Take on Bridging the Generation Gap at Work
Reverse Mentoring: younger employees are being tapped to help senior executives learn new skills.