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Why We All Need a Coach or Mentor

Learning Rebels

Coaching and Mentoring Two Different Approaches Coaching and mentoring are two valuable tools for professional development that can help us unlock our full potential and achieve success. The terms coaching and mentoring seem to be used interchangeably – but they are very different approaches with very different goals.

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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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4 Reasons Nonprofits Use Mentoring to Connect

Chronus

Whether it’s career guidance, emotional support or skill development, human connection within mentoring can significantly impact nonprofit organizations. Mentoring is an effective solution for providing a supportive space for members to share their challenges, give and receive advice and celebrate wins.

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Articulate Storyline 360: Cloud Backups

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

The problem with backups is remembering to create them and/or ensuring the backup is on an external or network drive (it does not do you much good if your backup project is on your hard drive and that drive goes bad. Looking for training or mentoring? While I love Storyline, projects can get corrupt like any other program.

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It’s time to discuss the problem with ‘owning your own development’

CLO Magazine

Here’s the problem: The philosophy of “owning your own development” assumes that every employee has the same understanding of how to do it. After that, most of us in white collar roles had access to mentors or could see others who had made transitions — there were models for us to follow. Employees feel that reality as well.

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Competency-Based Learning: How to Bridge the Skills-Gap

Association eLearning

How bad is the skills-gap problem? Associations are best equipped to address the skills-gap problem, but they need to stop delivering courses and start delivering competencies. A Social Learning Network. These “mentors” can opt in to provide feedback and advice to these learners. The Skills-Gap Crisis.

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Remote Mentoring: How to Cultivate a Virtual Connection

Chronus

Maintaining a connection when we are socially distancing sounds like a paradox, but mentoring matters more than ever before. Remote mentoring delivers powerful and positive effects for displaced employees. Investing in mentoring can improve morale, performance and motivation. Adapt to Your New Work Environment.