“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” ~ Oprah Winfrey If we look around, our personal relationships provide us with life mentors: our friends, mothers, grandmothers, our teachers, our dance instructors – the list can go on and on. But why is it that in a professional setting many of us think we don’t need a mentor? If you just started out in … [Read more...]
Roles of Mentors and Mentees
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer If you’ve been lucky, you have had the opportunity to be a mentor or to mentor someone else. Hopefully, this has been an enjoyable and enriching experience. Taking on either role involves many challenges and responsibilities, as well as rewards, so today’s blog has some advice for both mentors and … [Read more...]
Women Helping Women
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer Madeleine Albright has said, “There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.” Indeed, as more women get ahead and reach influential positions, it is critical that they use their influence to enable change in the balance of power at and near the top. Only then will business cultures evolve … [Read more...]
Why We Must Mentor Other Women
Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer While good mentors for women can be male or female – and I’ve had both – there’s no substitute for an aspiring woman having access to a successful, experienced female mentor. There’s a bond between women that makes woman-to-woman mentoring a very special experience. And, of course, there are some topics that are … [Read more...]