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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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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. Experienced women who guide and nurture the aspirations of the next generation play a pivotal role in ensuring a more gender-inclusive future. With the U.S.

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

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We’ve embraced the trend of personal development by providing resources and opportunities that align with our employees’ aspirations and the company’s goals,” OxygenArk founder George Yang explains. Oftentimes, I’ll pair someone up with a mentor so they have guidance as they learn on the job.”

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What Can Workplace Design Practitioners Learn From Human Psychology?

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This article was written by Kim Rousseau and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. Perkins&Will’s Kim Rousseau takes a look at what today’s workplace design practitioners can learn from an 80-year-old theory of human psychology.

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How Can Office Design Support Multigenerational Collaboration?

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This article was written by Megan Skaalen and Emily Morris of SmithGroup for Work Design Magazine. ​​ Four to five short years ago, the first wave of Generation Z knew what their futures would hold. I knew exactly what to expect out of my work week and I knew my colleagues and mentors would be there to help me through the day.

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The Quest for My Best Sales Month Ever

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The other offers me an unsolicited assignment to write about the relationships that formed after a retired soldier suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder sent his Purple Heart to a NASCAR driver. I don’t see a path to reaching my big goal of $14,772.01. I call Pat, a salesman friend who has been an invaluable mentor to me.

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Stop Saying "When I Was Your Age"

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Pick up a copy of Rolling Stone magazine. There’s nothing quite as valuable to co-workers and company brass than the relationships you have formed over the years with vendors, customers, competitors, etc. Take a class or enlist the help of a younger worker in exchange for some mentoring from you in other areas.

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