Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 17, 2008

She said that new assistants are mentored for the first year of their working career. They work initially as an assistant-in-training and report to a senior assistant for mentoring and help with anything that comes up on the job. Because of this mentoring program they had no problem hiring young assistants right out of college.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Administrative Professionals Confidence IAAP 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 14, 2012

3) Find someone to mentor you. This is another area your mentor can help you. A mentor can help with this as well. What was it that they didn't think qualified you for the job? Many times I have interviewed people and wished they would ask because I wanted to tell them what they could do differently so they would be successful.

Temping 100

Temping Mentoring Resume Interviewing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 7, 2008

It is sometimes easy to stay in the student role because it is safe and if you have a strong mentor to live in their shadow, but that is not good for your career development. You will reaffirm to yourself your knowledge of the task and give confidence to your mentor that you have been listening and learning.

Confidence 100

Confidence Mentoring Learning Stress 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2008

If you are a leader and are in a role of mentoring or supervising employees then you need to set the example and show up. If a function is set up at work and the managers don’t show any interest, what does that tell us about how important it is to the company and whether we listen or not? It puts a stamp of approval on the event.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Management Learning UPS 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 4, 2012

I look forward to passing on what people have shared with me, what I have learned through my own experiences and from the benefit of having a boss who mentors me through the bumps of learning how to take minutes well. I have two upcoming webinars. One on February 7 and the other on February 15. I hope you will join me.

Confidence 100

Confidence Mentoring Learning Interviewing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 25, 2008

I was recently discussing what being a supervisor meant and someone told me it was being a team leader and a mentor, which I thought described the role well. It is important that staff know what your role is and it will be better received.

Mentoring 100

Mentoring Stress UPS 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 7, 2008

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