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8 Steps to Climb Your Way Up to the C-Suite

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No matter what job you have, you should look to transform it, says Adam Bryant, senior managing director of The ExCo Group executive coaching firm in New York City, founder of the Corner Office interview series in The New York Times and author of several books on executive leadership. Find a good mentor or mentors. When Shawn M.

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Taking Career Advice from TikTok? Experts Suggest Keeping These 4 Things In Mind

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In the past, most people would ask a mentor or career coach for advice. A recent study finds that Gen Z and millennials are more likely to get their career advice from TikTok than a mentor, with one in five making career decisions based on advice from TikTok creators.

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The SUCCESS Interview: Francois Reihani and the Power of Building a Business Focused on Giving Back

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Editor’s Note: The SUCCESS Interview tests the foundational principles of this 125-year-old personal and professional development magazine against modern realities. And when you’re growing up at that same age, you’re thinking, I’m going home with my parents and they’re having to stay out here. Tell us about that.

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3 principles to building — and keeping — a great relationship with a mentor

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I’ve had more mentors than anyone I know. Without a father in my life, I grew up hungry for advice — which gave me a reason to make my relationships with mentors more personal and more meaningful than the average mentor-mentee relationship. Mentors tend to be older than you and work with other older-than-you people.

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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Stand up for yourself more Assertiveness was never my strong suit, especially when I was younger. I remember one instance when I applied for a communications job and the male interviewer asked if I was pregnant or planning to have children soon. Today, I would have admonished the guy and abruptly ended the interview.

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The Success Interview: Magdalena Ye?il on Inclusivity, Female Leadership and Finding Male Allies in the Workplace

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Born and raised in Istanbul, she says growing up as a Christian kid in a Muslim country was great training for navigating Silicon Valley as a woman: “I learned how to adjust to being other.” CM: You ended up at Stanford and switched paths several times, ultimately landing on electrical engineering. You cannot give up.

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4 Ways To Enhance Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Hybrid And Remote Work Environments

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In order to create an inclusive diversity strategy, leaders must address communication and sponsorship issues within their organization by setting up mentoring programs and virtual training. Take a few seconds to come up with a guess. An easy way to start advocating is to conduct internal surveys to determine those issues.