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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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Unmasking the Corporate Return-to-Work Fallacy: A Genuine Approach to Junior Staff Development

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” However, come spring 2023, Salesforce stipulated that their sales and marketing personnel should report to the office four days a week. Moreover, they end up spending less time in the office if they are required to conduct a few mentorship meetings a week, compared to a full three-to-five-day office schedule.

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Apprenticeships Are Making a Comeback—Here’s Why

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The term “apprentice” might conjure up images of blacksmiths training young teens in the “olden days,” or maybe former President Donald Trump on the 2004 premiere of the show by the same name. Department of Labor reports a 6% growth in year-over-year data in 2023, with 641,044 apprenticeship positions at the beginning of 2024.

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What’s Next to Be Your Best? 3 Personal and Professional Development Trends in 2024

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In fact, 94% of employees have reported they would stay longer at a company that invested in training and development. The first involves the general quest for knowledge by employees and the support given by employers for training. Oftentimes, I’ll pair someone up with a mentor so they have guidance as they learn on the job.”

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. How Will You Show Up? ,

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Advancing Women in Tech: Executive Nancy Wang’s Forward-Thinking Nonprofit

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A University of Pennsylvania-trained engineer, Wang has had a meteoric career trajectory that has taken her to positions with the U.S. The organization, for which she now serves as board chair, has helped more than 40,000 people to date via mentoring and training materials delivered via Coursera. So you treat them the same.

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How Change Is an Invitation to Think Differently

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In the midst of a shake-up, you will find within yourself some resilience you didn’t know you had. But you can train your brain and your instincts. Second: A coach, mentor or guide can be vitally important. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine. What’s great about this?

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