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January Cause Awareness: National Mentoring Month

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Positive mentoring relationships are so important to the success of youth everywhere. That’s why we take time every January to celebrate National Mentoring Month! If you’re wondering how you can celebrate the mentors in your life or even become a mentor yourself, here’s a little bit about National Mentoring Month.

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Onboarding the Board—Your Opportunity to Promote Peak Performance

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My colleague Joanna Pineda, Founder, CEO, and Chief Troublemaker at Matrix Group International, Inc. Assigning a mentor is one of the most effective strategies to ensure that new directors get up to speed quickly. Mentors also can perform the very important function of providing background and color to the board’s activities.

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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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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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Why is leadership aspiration down among BIPOC nonprofit staff? 

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In addition, between 2016 and 2022, steadily increasing shares of both BIPOC and white respondents reported receiving peer support, training on staff management and supervision, coaching and executive coaching, and internal mentorship. What about positive factors such as training, mentorship, and other supports?

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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

One area with a potential high risk of over-reliance on AI tools is internal collaboration and communication. Increasing staff interactions with AI tools could reduce human interactions internally. We’re beginning to hear about how AI tools could erode workplace relationships if used only to speed up work.

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How To Coach With Compassion

Eric Jacobsen Blog

And, this type of coaching is different from mentoring, which can sometimes last over decades. Finally, the authors explain that there are three basic approaches to offering coaching services in organizations : Encourage and train staff to peer coach in pairs or teams.