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- Why aren’t women better at self-promotion? - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Tom BerzinsWomen risk holding back their careers in technology and stifling their potential because of an innate inability to promote themselves: so claimed a recent article in the Daily Mail. The article was based on a report by the respected social and sexual equality research pioneers, Catalyst. It ...
Views: 1106 - Media mentoring: imparting wisdom and providing expertise - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from Tom BerzinsMentoring is an integral part of the business world and is becoming increasingly popular in areas like sports coaching, career development and educational mentoring. Yet somehow the idea that mentoring is now practiced, or at least encouraged, in the media seems unfathomable to most of us. ...
Views: 776 - Media mentoring benefits mentors too - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from Tom BerzinsOne of the most popular career choices for young graduates today is the media, particularly journalism. However because the competition is so tough, Universities and Colleges can now afford to accept only the most academically gifted students. Throughout their courses these students will learn ...
Views: 757 - Speed mentoring for women: WOW - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2012 from Tom BerzinsCould the idea of speed dating ever work in a business environment? Well, if the experience at International Women’s Day is anything to go by, then the answer is unquestionably yes. The conference held at the Southbank Centre earlier this year brought together women’s leaders to offer advice and ...
Views: 1076 - Are mentoring and training opportunities an essential part of career progression as claimed by the Race for Opportunity? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2012 from Tom BerzinsBlack, Asian and Ethnic Minorities (BAME) made up 8 percent of the total UK population in 2001. However, according to projections from statisticians at Leeds University, this figure is set to rise to 20 percent by the year 2051. By that time one in five of the UK population of 77 million will ...
Views: 1496 - Performance mentoring: going for gold with sports mentoring - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Tom BerzinsIt can take many years to become an elite-level athlete; many years of absolute dedication, total commitment, and personal sacrifice. It’s often a solitary occupation and is generally a thankless task: there’s little financial help or encouragement unless you’ve already made it to the top, so ...
Views: 2196 - Can great business coaches make great mentors? - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2012 from Tom BerzinsThe terms mentoring and coaching are often conflated or used interchangeably by many people. Most of us often mistakenly assume that they are in fact one and the same thing. That’s understandable to some extent, as both business mentoring and business coaching programmes involve confidential ...
Views: 697 - Mentoring and the Cherie Blair Foundation - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Tom BerzinsIf you think of a woman like Cherie Blair, there’s a temptation to automatically associate her with her husband, Tony Blair, and forget her own achievements. Although the former UK prime minister and now roving ambassador for the United Nations on Middle Eastern affairs was a notable figure in ...
Views: 921 - Mentoring programmes can empower both mentees and mentors - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2012 from Tom BerzinsIt’s often assumed that employee mentoring programmes are solely there to help new staff find their feet in the workplace and develop the necessary skills and qualities that will ultimately make them fit in and be productive. This may well be true, but it also undersells what is a vitally ...
Views: 917 - What matter most to today’s workers; money or mentoring? - by Submitted on May 28, 2012 from Tom BerzinsA new survey of employees in the North West of England has found that benefits and mentoring opportunities are viewed as more important than cash bonuses for the modern day workforce. Surprisingly the ‘bonuses’ in question were not those paid over and above the salary cap, but related to the ...
Views: 726 - Can career mentoring really open doors? - by Submitted on May 28, 2012 from Tom BerzinsIt’s often claimed that there’s a mentoring relationship lying behind every flourishing business enterprise or successful career, but is that really the case? Can mentors really be that instrumental? Well, mentors can certainly help entrepreneurs to realise their potential and are capable of ...
Views: 727 - Will start-up businesses be more likely to succeed if they receive help from a business mentor? - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Tom BerzinsBritain is often portrayed rightly or wrongly as a nation of shopkeepers and small businesses. To a degree that statement is true, as the majority of businesses in the UK are small businesses. The coalition government believes that it’s the spirit and drive of this kind of entrepreneur that will ...
Views: 754 - What’s the difference between a business mentor and a business coach? - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Tom BerzinsThe terms mentoring and coaching are often used interchangeably by the majority of people. Most of us assume that they are in fact one and the same thing. To some extent that’s understandable as both business mentoring and business coaching programmes involve a confidential one-to-one ...
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