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Transforming key talent careers with a mentoring program

CLO Magazine

In response, the Organization Effectiveness team launched a targeted, high-touch mentoring program. How we designed a mentoring program that works We started by defining the success criteria for the mentoring program, which included: At least 25 active mentor/mentee pairings to be reciprocal and mutually beneficial.

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Video: The power of mentoring programs

CLO Magazine

As employers grapple with today’s highly competitive talent marketplace, mentoring has risen to the top of the list of effective tools to leverage in both onboarding and learning and development, according to the University of Phoenix’s 2023 Career Optimism Index.

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How women can build powerful mentoring relationships

CLO Magazine

After much thought and reflection, I realized (and was helped to realize by my own network) there was value in sharing these proven approaches. In this column, I’ll share my thoughts and those of other business leaders on how women can successfully develop mentoring relationships. Mentors are all around us’. Get many.”.

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Note to men: Mentor her! (Yes, even during a pandemic)

CLO Magazine

Social distancing during COVID-19 is uncomfortable and challenging, but it also creates unique opportunities for men mentoring women to continue to be reliable and caring colleagues. But here’s the thing: Outstanding mentors show up and engage with mentees in crises and uncertain times, even when this requires some creativity and adaptation.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: David DeFilippo

CLO Magazine

DeFilippo has been in senior talent management and development for more than 25 years, and has previously served in numerous learning leader roles , including CLO for BNY Mellon and also for Suffolk Construction. CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? One is networking with colleagues.

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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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From L&D to Harmonized Workforce Development

Infopro Learning

Networking and connecting organizational capabilities (e.g., For networking and connecting strategies to succeed, organizations need visibility into the services, learning architectures, offerings, and technology available across the enterprise as well as the culture, capacity, and ability to apply them.

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