Blog: Discussions on Mentoring and Management

How to Get a Mentor: Be Your Best Self Even When You Assume No One is Looking

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You might have noticed I have been doing a little more tanning and a little less blogging this summer. One of the many great things…

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Make Time for Mentoring Activities

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Oprah and Obama did it. Steve Jobs did it best of all. If I could get a time machine, I would bring Eleanor Roosevelt back…

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Dress Code Decoded for Interviews, Business Casual, and Business Evening

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Have you ever dressed up like Captain America, Superwoman, or Spiderman for Halloween? Or maybe watched as a child you care about carefully selects their…

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How is mentoring in the workplace?: Heed the Hunger Games!

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The mentor in the movie The Hunger Games advises his protégés, “If you want to survive, get people to like you.” View the clip here.…

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Forbes: Why Entrepreneurs Should Look Beyond Coaching and Mentoring in the Workplace

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A recent Forbes article titled, “Why Entrepreneurs Should Look Beyond A Mentor’s Gender, Race And Age” quoted me on a couple of occasions. Learn about…

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Dresscode Decoded Event: Livestream

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Only 6 days until our Dresscode Decoded event! If you can’t make the event, check out a livestream here.   Hope to see you there!

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What to Wear: Career Tips and Advice

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Have you ever wondered what to wear for a business casual event? Or what does “smart casual” mean anyway? Or, what should one wear for…

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Mark Mac and the flip-flop dream: A Parable of How Power Mentoring Really Works

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It is easy to get overwhelmed when you think about how to get a mentor. And then, to make it more complicated, research shows that…

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Talking Power Mentoring Relationship with Women’s Leadership Success Radio

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(San Francisco, CA) Last week I was interviewed on Women’s Leadership Success Radio with host Sabrina Braham MA PCC. I spoke with her about Power…

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Want to Get Happy and High? Do Community Based Learning

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LMU students present their Community Based Learning projects This time of year sucks. I hate to complain when the weather is so sunny and perfect…

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Development Coaching and Being Successful at Work

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Ever wonder what the secret is to being successful at work for women? I heard a great development coaching talk about this topic last week…

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How Networking Saved My Life (Really)

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I had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Summer of 2013[1]. I experienced a health crisis which forced me use every ounce of will…

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