Remove Goals Remove Mentoring Remove Resources Remove Training
article thumbnail

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

Success

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.

Mentoring 279
article thumbnail

Attention, Leaders: It’s Time to Rethink Employee Development

Success

Employee development programs are a great way to show your employees you care about their future by investing in their education and training. The best way to transfer your knowledge is to mentor your team. Being a mentor obviously involves listening. What is employee development? You’re managing people, not robots.

Mentoring 270
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Does Returning to the Office Help Diversity?

Allwork

Companies need to train staff — and especially managers — to conduct remote and hybrid meetings in a way that’s sensitive to diversity concerns. . In 2019, before the pandemic, Meta committed to a five-year goal of doubling the number of Black and Hispanic workers in the U.S., The numbers bear out these claims.

Mentoring 344
article thumbnail

Leveraging Procedures for Effective Training and Onboarding

All Things Admin

Consider recording your training sessions, whether they’re in person or via platforms like Teams or Zoom. Welcome Package Send a personalized welcome package, including company swag and resources to help them feel integrated and valued from day one. In the training and onboarding process, procedures are invaluable.

article thumbnail

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

Allwork

Focus groups indicated that only those junior staff with pronounced social skills and initiative were mentored in the “forced return” scenario, leaving those lacking these skills — and arguably in most need of mentorship — neglected.

Mentoring 264
article thumbnail

7 Goals to Invigorate Your Career in the New Year

All Things Admin

As the days fly by toward a new year, now is the perfect time to start setting your goals for next year. While that sounds good in theory, it can be a bit more challenging in practice when it comes to putting your goals in print. What are some goals to consider for the upcoming year? Attend a training event or workshop.

Goals 98
article thumbnail

The Real Reasons for Hybrid Workers to Come to the Office

Allwork

Performance evaluation discussions and human resource concerns fall under this category. While digital synchronous or asynchronous learning suffices for most content, face-to-face interactions are ideal for in-depth training. It also allows for real-time questions and answers, fundamental for on-the-job training.

Mentoring 246