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

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Not only do personal and professional development opportunities provide key benefits to employees—like learning new skills, boosting confidence and credibility, developing leadership skills and increasing earning potential—but employers greatly benefit too. Why are human skills important?

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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.

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10 Modern-Day Leaders in Personal Growth

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Operating sans crystal ball or time machine, we can’t say with certainty, but we have a few ideas we feel pretty confident about. Her career started as a trading assistant on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, a position she left for publishing, working at Gourmet and Mademoiselle magazines.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Betsy Dougert, vice president of external relations for SCORE , which provides free mentoring service for small business owners, wants female entrepreneurs in all fields to know that SCORE’s more than 10,000 volunteer mentors have their backs every step of the way. And some organizations are looking to help change that.

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Dale Carnegie and His Quest to Win Friends and Influence People

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A dynamic personality, she served as his mentor and personal-improvement coach. She knew the importance of confidence , good speaking skills and education, and encouraged Carnegie to give speeches in church. Skills for better living. The driving force in the Carnegie household was Dale’s mother, Amanda.

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At Your Side: Mentoring in the Workplace

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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.

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