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Women in Leadership - Mentoring Women in to Senior Management

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  Women are unrepresented in senior management roles. The reasons for this vary - societal constraints, family responsibilities, gender stereotypes, lack of support from employers and even lack of ambition from women themselves. Group Mentoring in Business However, when women look for career advancement, and find that there are inadequate career development and progression opportunities, they start looking for a new job. Organisations lose valuable skills and corporate knowledge, and face higher recruitment costs.   To improve retention of female staff, companies need to be proactive about promoting women into senior roles, and provide the support required to make this possible. The benefits are not just for women employees, but for the company. Retaining female staff gives the company a bigger pool of talent to draw from, at a time when talent shortages are common.   Research in Europe and the US shows companies with more women at senior levels are also compa...

Why You Need a Mentoring Program

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  Without a clear purpose and measurable goals, your organization's mentoring program will take off to an unknown destination. Instead, you need to plan in advance where your mentoring program is headed and how you'll know when it gets there. Zolem Essence of Chamomile and Lavender You need to identify the program's purpose, set short-term goals, and establish long-term goals.   First, decide on your mentoring program's purpose. The program may serve newly hired Team Members, leadership candidates, or various other groups of staff members. The program's purpose may be to aid with induction, give support, or provide a fast track to leadership positions, depending on the specific needs of the Team Members it serves.   * New Team Members- You may wish to set up a mentoring program to help with the induction of new Team Members. Providing new team members with training, information, and support can help them become productive faster and accelerate their adva...

Mentoring Programs for Youth: How to Create a Successful Mentoring Program for Youth

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  Are you wanting to create mentoring programs for youth? Congratulations you have taken the first step in helping our youth build and maintain a strong foundation for the future. In order to create mentoring programs one must be dedicated and committed not only to the person with whom they are mentoring but to themselves as well. One cannot teach without first being taught. Below are some guidelines which will hopefully help you in establishing a successful mentoring program: Personalized mentoring 1) First off, it takes a very special and hard-working individual to be able to become a successful mentor for today's youth. It takes a long time to establish a foundation and then a lifetime to build and maintain that trust that one needs from a successful role model in their life. Here are a few qualities that one should possess if they desire to be an effective youth mentor:   * Be an active participant; get out and get involved with all aspects of your youth's life. On...

Online Mentoring Programs - Is A Mentoring Program Right For You And Your Business?

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  Many people consider using mentors to assist them with their business, but how do you know if you need a mentor? This is a question many people ask themselves and then don't do anything because they don't want to spend the money. color finance and inner wealth management This decision, or lack of decision, can make or break your business. So how do you know if you need a mentor? Ask yourself these questions.   - Are you struggling to grow your business?   - Are you overwhelmed with the day-to-day details of running your business?   - Are you working over 12 hours a day on your business?   - Do you spend more time on the details of your business than expanding your business?   - Have your sales fallen off?   If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you will benefit from having a mentor to assist you. Mentoring will help support you as you work through the issues that you business could be addressing. Being able to i...

Group Mentoring - Bringing Members of Your Team Together

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  Mentoring is an excellent way to bring people together for the purpose of working toward a goal by learning and problem solving. Often, companies will give newer employees a mentor, usually a senior employee, who can teach and show the newer employee how to most effectively perform their job. The mentor is essentially providing on-the-job training to the inexperienced in this example. Color cards and power messages There are other ways that employees can come together to help each other work through challenges by coming up with processes and strategies that will make their days more efficient. Bringing a team of more than two employees together is a great way for each employee to gain the benefits of having a mentor, and the benefits don't end there.   A major benefit of bringing employees together in a group for learning sessions is that it can potentially increase morale in the department. When peers work in small groups, they are able to get to know and understand...