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Mentoring

Status symbols for a new generation

Posted to: Mentoring | Parenting | Productivity | Women
September 18th, 2005
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Hey all you women! Looking for a way to look good at a party? Forget bragging rights to house with a picket fence. Forget a plastic-surgeried body that defies gravity. Here are the status symbols for a new generation:
1. A flexible job. This is practically a pre-requisite for being able to successfully balance work and [...]

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4 worst mistakes of a first-time manager

June 3rd, 2005
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First-time managers are generally nightmares to work for. They are people who got promoted by doing a non-management job well, and in fact they probably have little experience in management. Here are four of the mistakes that will undermine a new manager the fastest.
1. Focusing on tasks instead of people.
Before you were a manger, your [...]

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6 ways to dodge long hours

January 4th, 2005
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Get more control of your time. It’s hard to leave the office at a reasonable time of day when your workplace culture centers on long hours. But the cost of not leaving work is high: A half-built life and career burnout.
Of course, if you never work long hours, you will never appear committed enough to [...]

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7 steps to finding and keeping a mentor

November 9th, 2004
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Those who have mentors are twice as likely to be promoted as those who don't, says Ellen Fagenson Eland, professor at George Mason University and 2003 Winner of the Mentoring Best Practices Award. So start taking the mentoring process very seriously — it should be a cornerstone of your overall career strategy. Here’s a plan [...]

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How to find a career coach

Posted to: Mentoring | Self-management | Women
March 8th, 2003
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This post is supported  by  Walden University: Choose one of these online masters degree programs to stand out from the rest and achieve your professional goals."
Weaknesses are hard to beat, so if you’re really serious about making a personal change, I recommend a career coach. But be careful, because a good coach is hard to find. [...]

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