Employee Engagement as a Measure of Success
An actively engaged employee is a productive member of your organization. They care, they’re motivated and they are actively contributing. In fact, a large part of your company’s success is the direct...
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Leslie Truex, author of the Work At Home Bible, interviewed Susan Bender Phelps, CEO, of Odyssey Mentoring and Leadership for an audio podcast on her website www.Work-At-HomeSuccess.com this week....
View ArticleReverse Mentoring: A New Take on Bridging the Generation Gap at Work
Higher Ups Get Coaching on New Trends, Technology & Social Media From Young Workers In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, reporter Leslie Kwoh, notes an exciting new trend taking off in a...
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“Organizations interested in profitability, productivity, and sustainability...
Check out my latest interview at MO.com http://www.mo.com/Susan-Bender-Phelps-Odyssey-Mentoring – It will give you great insight into what really lights us up about what our business can do to help...
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“Effective mentoring for your star performers will create new possibilities...
Recently, I had an a wonderful conversation with Audrey Shah of MO.com. We talked about how I started Odyssey Mentoring & Leadership, my take on the distinction between competent and great...
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Small Businesses CAN Have Effective Mentoring Programs
What makes any mentoring program successful, no matter the size of your company, is this: “A mentorship program needs to have a path to leadership or advancement for the mentees.” That’s what I told...
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Do Some of the World’s Worst Bosses Work for YOU?
According to Inc. writer, Maeghan Ouimet, a recent report found that bad bosses cost the economy $360 billion a year, that’s BILLION, in lost productivity. She adds that, “Terrible managers have a...
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Building Positive Habits: How Mentors Can Help Mentees Succeed
We live in an “I want it now” world. We often expect instant and perfect results from ourselves and the people we lead. How often do we see something once or see an expert demonstrate a new skill and...
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Women & the Mentorship-Sponsorship Combo: The Fuel Your Career Needs
Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, Indra Nooyi, Tina Fey and I all had mentors who dramatically influenced our careers. In fact, we can’t imagine how we would have gotten where we are today without the...
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Actionable Feedback – The Only Kind You Want to Give or Get
“Great job!” “Atta girl!” “Way to go!” ”YES!” It feels so good to hear those words, most of the time and for about 30-60 seconds. One reason this happens is because the feedback is non-specific....
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10 Tips On How To Be A Great Mentoring Partner
Entrepreneurs and women on the career track tell me over and over that one of their primary desires is to have a great mentor. I’ve discovered that great mentoring relationships develop over time...
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Why You Should Be A Mentor
During a conversation with Stephanie Burns, founder of ChicCEO.com, she asked me if I had any compelling statistics about mentoring. When I told her that mentors can make an average of $25,000 more a...
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Mentoring & Fitting In at A New Job
In a recent survey of more than 1000 people, BambooHR learned that a startling 31 percent of respondents had quit a job within the first six months, with one in six leaving within the first three...
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Mentoring Partners Fully Engaged?
You’ve given them the tools, are they using them? Do they meet regularly? Are they producing the anticipated results? Is your program a showcase for excellence? If your answers to all of these...
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Once A Year Performance Review vs. Mentoring NO CONTEST!!!
Annual Performance Review Time – UNCOMFORTABLE! It’s time for your annual performance review. Aaarrrggghhhh! My sentiments, exactly. Before I started my company, I worked for several organizations that...
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Once A Year Performance Review vs. Mentoring NO CONTEST!!!
Annual Performance Review Time – UNCOMFORTABLE! It’s time for your annual performance review. Aaarrrggghhhh! My sentiments, exactly. Before I started my company, I worked for several organizations that...
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