By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, MI)
Does your company have a mentoring program? Were you considering signing up to mentor a colleague? You have great timing – January is National Mentoring Month.
We previously reported on the benefits of having a mentor at any stage in your career, but how do you actually go about mentoring someone? [...]
‘Mentors’ Category
January 22nd, 2010, 6:00 am
On Your Bookshelf: The Mentor’s Guide
January 14th, 2010, 1:00 pm
Top Organizations Preparing Our Future Female Leaders
Jacqueline B. Libster (New York City)
Creating workforce gender equality is a multifaceted project, including the work to help women at the top right now, as well as planting the seeds for success for future generations. That’s why many organizations are working to help girls and young women develop leadership skills that will carry them from [...]
December 22nd, 2009, 6:00 am
10 Reasons You Need a Mentor, Especially Mid-Career
By Andrea Newell (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Behind every corporate logo is a culture filled with personalities, politics, and procedures. How do you navigate this new landscape, excel at your job, and advance your career? Find a mentor.
A report released by the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology found that “mentoring has been associated with higher [...]
December 17th, 2009, 6:00 am
Supporting and Retaining Talent at Lovells LLP
By Elizabeth Harrin (London)
Lovells was the first top ten UK law firm to vote in a female managing partner, Lesley McDonagh, in 1995. Ruth Grant has just completed a three-year term as regional managing partner for London and recently assumed the role of global people development partner. The company has a strong history [...]
May 14th, 2009, 6:00 am
Male Mentors Helping Women
by Liz O’Donnell (Boston) and Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
At The Glass Hammer we’ve reported extensively on the comparatively low number of women in executive positions in the Fortune 1000. Gender bias and sex discrimination are two oft-cited reasons for this. More training, better work/life programs, and access to mentoring are suggested as some of [...]
July 14th, 2008, 6:00 am
Mentors: Kate Bishop, Director of Human Resources, Dell
by Elizabeth Harrin
Kate Bishop has been supporting people in her role as Human Resources professional for years, working in the UK, Japan, Thailand and Canada. But it’s her most recent role as Director of HR at Dell that earned her this year’s BlackBerry Women and Technology Award for Best Mentor.
Kate left [...]
The best piece of advice I ever received on developing my own career came from one of my law school professors, Lani Guinier. In my third year of law school, I took her capstone course on Practicing Public Interest Law. However, by that point, it had become apparent to me that, due in part to [...]
“[My platform] is to make sure that my kids have their heads on straight. We can talk about [that] high-falutin’ notion … but here I am, a woman professional who has to work on top of my first job as a mother.”
Sounds like a statement that could have been made by any working mom in [...]
Connie Thanasoulis recently left her job at Merrill Lynch and has been chronicling her experiences for The Glass Hammer…
Week 4:
I’ve decluttered my own house so much that I am now helping my mom with her projects. She’s 74 years old, and part of the reason I left work was to spend more time with [...]
Week 2 of Freedom:
Projects … projects … projects. After leaving my job at Merill Lynch as Director and Chief Operating Officer for Campus Recruiting, I finally have the time and energy to devote myself to numerous projects that were on the backburner while I was working. First up, decluttering my house.
Today it’s the [...]
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