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Mentors: Keeping talented women career-focused in uncertain times

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have had to pivot to meet the needs of various constituencies amid the uncertainty that is reshaping the business world. 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. Here are the highlights.

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Fewer Mentors, Bigger Problems

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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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Matching Military Veterans With Business Veterans

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Dutter serves as a mentor in the program, established through a partnership between Military Veteran Partners and B2B sales training company Empire Selling. The program matches experienced business leaders with military veterans and entrepreneurs committed to veteran hiring. The jobless rate for all veterans dropped to 3.9

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Verizon’s Lou Tedrick combines innovation and servant leadership to meet the needs of every learner

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She saw it as a chance to reimagine corporate learning and how it can be used to meet the constantly evolving needs of the workforce and the business. Her innovative approach to training and relentless commitment to the needs of her learners is why Chief Learning Officer named Tedrick its 2021 CLO of the Year. She always said yes.

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How leaders can reframe failure in a post-pandemic world

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Being labeled a “failure” is typically something that no business leader wants tarnishing their name and reputation, something to be avoided at all costs. Put reverse mentoring schemes in place — a practical way to help senior people learn while creating a safe environment for more junior employees.

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Case study: Healing the talent gap with homemade talent and a skills-first economy

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Cultivating talent from the ground up Today, talent concerns are a leading consideration behind organizations’ decisions to relocate and open new business sites. Director of Arlington Economic Development Ryan Touhill says Amazon’s arrival really underscored the importance of building a scalable talent pipeline in the community.

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A glimpse at choices that are advancing gender parity

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As a result, they have become more reflective about their careers, more open to feedback from peers and mentors, and more receptive to adopting new behaviors that put them on track to not just get by, but to get ahead. The post A glimpse at choices that are advancing gender parity appeared first on Chief Learning Officer - CLO Media.