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Be a Mentor, Thank a Mentor During National Mentoring Month

Saleforce Nonprofit

Each January, National Mentoring Month celebrates the people who guide our paths, support our journeys, inspire our next steps: mentors. As you think about your own journey, who was the person — or people — who shined a light upon your path at a time you needed it most? One of my first mentors was a friend of my parents.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

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Although there may be many others involved, the person in charge becomes the face of success. Most CEOs are lucky enough to have a mentor or two in their past. According to Forbes, 75% of CEOs attribute their success to help from a mentor and 84% of US Fortune 500 companies offer mentoring programs.

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The AI Fix-It Fantasy: What Won’t Change in Your Nonprofit

John Kenyon

But sorry, folks, it won’t be leading your after-school art classes or mentoring youth anytime soon. So, keep nurturing those relationships and inspiring change, one person at a time. Let’s keep doing what we do best: changing the world, one human connection at a time. Not happening!

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Your 2024 New Year's Resolution Check-In

Eric Jacobsen Blog

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Congratulating Jamie Rogers - Denver Kids Inc. Mentor of the Month

VisionLink

as Mentor of the Month for April 2015! Their mission is to help youth who face personal challenges graduate high school, explore post-secondary options and become a productive and contributing member of society. When he isn''t working, volunteering, mentoring, you can find him on his snowboard hitting the slopes.

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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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Be the change. We’ve found that internal self-awareness is associated with higher job and relationship satisfaction, personal and social control, and happiness; it is negatively related to anxiety, stress, and depression. Career coaches and mentors are great. What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101? Begin with yourself.

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