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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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The discomfort of learning

CLO Magazine

Building a diverse support team of network s , which includes mentors and sponsors. Taking a vocal seat at the table, especially when power players are present. It is a multi-faceted, multiplayer process involving the woman’s direct manager, mentors, networks and sponsors as well as developmental opportunities.

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Lesson learned: Not reverse. Not neutral. FORWARD!

CLO Magazine

As we fostered their development, encouraged them to interact with mentors and networks and involved their managers, we pinpointed three emerging strategies that earmarked success in these disruptive times: Letting go of what was. They develop avenues for women to maintain and grow meaningful relationships with sponsors, mentors and networks.

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Need Help Developing Soft Skills? Get a Mentor

CLO Magazine

Skills such as empathy, listening, receiving feedback, flexibility and being a team player hold tremendous value. However, gaps in soft skills continue to be a problem in today’s work environment. Mentoring can help. At its core, mentoring is about people coming together and learning from one another.

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Debunking the Meritocracy Myth

CLO Magazine

That morning, I was chatting with Annie McKee, director of the University of Pennsylvania CLO program. These positions are more likely to result in visibility among corporate power players, upping the possibility for being noticed by potential sponsors and advocates.

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Excellence in Technology Innovation

CLO Magazine

Additionally, the virtual environment can give guided help. After Paychex executives noticed a distinct lack of women in leadership roles at its organization, it launched a career mentoring program by matching women in leadership roles to high-potential women at the company.

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Immersive learning is changing the way leaders develop

CLO Magazine

Today’s leaders can choose from a variety of experiential learning environments, where professors leverage design thinking strategies, cross-department collaboration, and immersive learning scenarios that force participants to interact, engage and even act out their roles in leadership scenarios. Take Charge of Your Career.

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