Rose E. Bender, my mother.
My Mother, My Mentor
Mother’s Day 2016, I found myself thinking about my mother, who passed away two years ago, this week. I miss talking with her. For more than 25 years, we used…
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Motivation & How To Stay Motivated
We live in an “I want it now” world. Often, we expect instant and perfect results from the people we lead and ourselves. Have you ever seen something once or…
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…
Mentoring Partners Fully Engaged?
You’ve given them the tools, are they using them? Do they meet regularly? Are they producing the anticipated results? Is your program a showcase for excellence? If your answers to…
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…
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…