Recently, I’ve noticed a growing number of organizations introducing structured mentoring initiatives, matching junior members of staff with senior leaders through formal programs. As these programs grow in popularity, here is my biggest piece of advice for those of you finding yourselves in a formal mentoring role. Unconscious bias: the barrier to a successful mentoring relationship Your mentee is looking …
Last week, we reframed the concept of personal branding. It’s not about creating a fake persona, but rather about aligning who you are with what people experience when they interact with or hear about you. If you missed it, you can read more here. As we develop our understanding of personal branding further, it’s important to know that personal branding …
It seems to be the season of personal branding. In the last few weeks I have delivered eight different personal branding workshops to groups from four different organizations. These sessions have triggered interesting conversations and all got me thinking: as a coach, do I need to help clients reframe the way they think about ‘personal branding’? One comment in particular …
You’ve done your elevator pitch and you feel pretty good about it. So, relax, the pressure is off now. Or is it? In this article, expert speaker and presentation coach Sally Morgan gives advice on how to deepen the conversation after you have made the initial connection at a networking event. What do you say when someone comes up to …
As part of our Art of Networking blog series we are delighted to introduce as a guest blogger Janet Falk who provides media relations and marketing communications services to law firms, financial services firms, business owners, consultants and nonprofit executives. In this article Janet provides advice on how in-depth preparation can help to maximize your networking success. According to the maxim of ‘fish where …
On March 21, the New York Public Library opened its doors to the ATD New York Chapter Coaching SIG to give an insight into how they have adopted action learning within the organization. When Craig Senecal, Director of Talent Development and Engagement joined NYPL he found individuals inherently conflict-averse. This avoidance became a key driver for choosing Action Learning over …
