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CLO Symposium 2023: Ruth Gotian shares a methodological approach to peak performance

CLO Magazine

“I don’t believe anybody wakes up in the morning aiming to be average,” said Dr. Ruth Gotian, as she opened her keynote discussion on October 17 during CLO’s 2023 Symposium in San Diego. Gotian’s keynote address and all other 2023 CLO Symposium sessions are available on-demand now.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Judy Whitcomb

CLO Magazine

CLO: How did you become interested in learning and development? Leveraging these natural talents and applying them to real-life experiences in the workplace with strong mentors and formal education in adult learning sparked my interest and passion in learning and development. CLO: How do you enjoy spending your time outside of work?

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It’s time to discuss the problem with ‘owning your own development’

CLO Magazine

After that, most of us in white collar roles had access to mentors or could see others who had made transitions — there were models for us to follow. When discussing networking skills with a coworker, I was shocked when I found out that they actually taught her how to network in her MBA program.

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Mentors: Keeping talented women career-focused in uncertain times

CLO Magazine

Mentors have been key players in helping the talented women leaders who attend our programs stay focused on their growth and development, despite bedrock changes to how they do it. Recently, we interviewed mentors to see how they and their mentees were adapting to these altered circumstances. Here are the highlights.

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Who’s mentoring ?the future?

CLO Magazine

Mentoring and coaching are long-valued methods of leadership, career and personal development. Oprah Winfrey summed up the importance of mentoring during a 2002 interview: “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself. Elizabeth Loutfi’s article, “What does the future hold for AI-enabled coaching?”

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Fewer Mentors, Bigger Problems

CLO Magazine

A 2018 survey from the LeanIn Foundation and SurveyMonkey found that nearly half of male managers felt uncomfortable participating in a common work activity with a woman, such as mentoring, working alone or socializing together. That means about 1 in 6 male managers would hesitate to mentor a woman. Self-Imposed Fear.

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Nurturing collaboration: A CLO’s guide to openness and candor

CLO Magazine

CLOs who not only encourage openness and honesty as part of their organizational culture, but also model and embody transparency themselves, will find that collaboration comes more naturally to their workforce. Your to-do list Here are five ways to encourage open, healthy communications throughout your organization as a CLO.