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Manager, mentor or coach? Help! We need some distinctions!

CLO Magazine

What is the difference between a leader, a manager, a coach and a mentor? Worse, the words leader , manager , coach and mentor are often used interchangeably. Others are telling their managers to mentor their people. Mentoring is used to express any number of activities, most of which are undefined.

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Essential skills today’s leaders need to navigate ambiguity and activate talent

CLO Magazine

During leadership workshops aimed at developing coaching skills at a global bank, it was evident that while most leaders were familiar with mentoring, the majority of participants were not yet familiar with coaching as a leadership tool. Activating latent talent to drive results Every individual, team and organization has untapped potential.

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Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Christyl Murray

CLO Magazine

CLO: What was your first official job in learning and development? CLO: What lessons did you learn in 2020 that you’ve taken with you into 2021? CLO: You’re not only an L&D lead at JPMorgan, but a diversity, equity and inclusion lead as well – how has the focus on DEI strategy driven the organization’s talent development at JPMC?

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Maneuver Mentoring Obstacles

CLO Magazine

In organizations across the country, mentoring programs are acknowledged to benefit both talented employees and their managers, adding millions of dollars to the bottom line. In fact, research consistently shows that mentoring provides pivotal developmental relationships that function as the backbone for organizational improvement.

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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

One way to increase diversity in leadership roles is to improve mentoring opportunities for women and minorities. According to a new study by Heidrick & Struggles, more than three in four respondents said their most impactful mentoring relationship was important to their career development. Mentoring for Minorities.

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An invitation to reimagine how we advance and retain female talent

CLO Magazine

Scaffolding our initiatives to advance and retain female talent means we weave together talented women with the development programs we offer them, the managers who support and promote them and the mentors who help them achieve their goals. Sequencing is an antidote.