Part of the thesis for online mentorship is encouraging more inter-generational conversations. While high-minded, we acknowledge that there could be many reasons why your Baby Boomer co-worker just doesn’t want to talk. Case in point:…
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A common complaint I’ve been hearing lately among mentees is the feeling that nobody is listening to them in a meeting. Okay. Then the kicker: somebody else in the room says the exact same thing…
It happens to the best of us. I worked with a programming executive whose solution to most everything was to eliminate people from meetings. He was convinced this was the source of leaks, which also…
You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down. No one ever worked for me. Nor did I…
Many of my female mentees work in male-dominated environments. They typically can’t go to higher ups. Partly because of their own drive and partly because asking for help is the antithesis of the aggression required…
I think you have to take everything that looks like a blow and turn it into a triumph. This is where my energy comes from: I just won’t be licked. I lived through the garbage.…
If you’ve spent more than 5 seconds wondering how to sign that email, then you’ll get this latest poke at corporate life. Just one outsider’s opinion – enjoy! 10. Best, “The more I associate my…
The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I’d make all the same mistakes – only sooner. There is less in this…
