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Bridge the Women and Leadership Gap With Mentors, Training

Absorb LMS

Qualified women are out there: Women have earned more bachelor’s degrees than men for decades; they ask for promotions and raises and stay in the workforce at the same rates as men, according to Lean In’s “ Women in the Workplace 2018 ” report. Corporate culture plays a role. Provide access to mentors.

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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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Mentoring Matters, Especially for Women and Minorities

CLO Magazine

A 2018 report by McKinsey & Co. One way to increase diversity in leadership roles is to improve mentoring opportunities for women and minorities. The study’s co-author, Mark Livingston, said organizations with mentoring programs are viewed as more attractive places to work and retain employees at a higher rate. “If

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Mentoring Program Success Story: Extensis Group’s Career Mentoring Program

Chronus

Mentoring programs provide numerous benefits to both employees and employers. Q: Why did Extensis start a mentoring program? To address the needs of our employees, we decided to establish an employee mentoring program aimed at achieving greater career growth and engagement within our company. Q: What benefits did mentors see?

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From L&D to Harmonized Workforce Development

Infopro Learning

As a result, high-performing organizations that successfully provide what people need to perform in both their current and future roles realize better business outcomes than do lower-performing organizations. 7 – High-Impact Organization Design research, Deloitte Consulting LLP, 2018.

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eLearning Trends And Predictions For 2018

Adobe Captivate

This article draws pointers from my eBook on the same subject, and I have created it as a short, ready reckoner on eLearning trends and predictions for 2018. What Are The eLearning Trends And Predictions For 2018? We are going through a phase of significant and rapid “ learning transformation “. Coming of age – An increase in adoption.

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Learning in the Workplace: Put Your Managers at the Helm

Absorb LMS

According to the World Economic Forum , “As the rate of skills change accelerates across both old and new roles in all industries, proactive and innovative skill-building and talent management is an urgent issue.” Skilled managers use one-on-one conversations as learning opportunities to mentor and coach team members.