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How Do I Find a Great Mentor?

Let's Grow Leaders

I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me to be their mentor, and when I asked what they were looking to accomplish–I was met with a blank stare. I guess they were just looking for me to start espousing wisdom to help get their career to the next level. But mentoring doesn’t work that way.

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How to Become a Better Mentor

Career Advancement

“One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.” — John C. He said he’d love more mentoring to help him get to the next level in his career. He said he’d love more mentoring to help him get to the next level in his career.

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Confident Humility: The Conversation Continues

Let's Grow Leaders

If I share the photo, I thought, would I be boasting about what I can accomplish as a writing coach? While I aspire to achieve more in my career, I also aspire to be humble. to emphasize accomplishments. This is the humility dilemma: if we don’t showcase our accomplishments, someone else will showcase theirs. Open doors.

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How Does Mentor Coaching Work?

International Coach Academy

Question: “How am I going to receive feedback and mentoring as part of the program at International Coach Academy?” Mentor coaching is fundamental to your coach training and it involves conducting a real live coaching session and then receiving feedback from a trainer who has a high level of skills and experience in the industry of coaching.

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How to Become Your Boss’s Favorite Employee

Career Advancement

Your coworker probably does each of these three things extremely well: Keeping your boss informed about her key accomplishments and their results for the organization. Keep your boss informed about what you accomplish on a weekly and monthly basis. Seize upon opportunities to coach and mentor others who seek to enhance their skillset.

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Employee Development Activity: Focus Your Team in the New Year

Let's Grow Leaders

This exercise works great in one-on-one coaching, mentoring, or career development conversations. Or, in accomplishing a specific MIT (Most Important Thing) priority. It begins by inviting your team to reflect on one habit or behavior that would make a significant difference in their work.

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Jack, Jill and a Slippery Hill

Let's Grow Leaders

Antoine was an accomplished millennial retail sales professional considered “a bit rough around the edges.”. His mentor, Jill, encouraged him to shave his scraggly goatee and begin wearing suits to work. But, heck it worked. He applied again. He applied again.

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