Make mentoring a reality in your organization. Use the LEAD framework to begin creating a mentoring culture. LEAD stands for Leadership, employee Engagement, Affinity groups, and Diversity.

Sometimes the most important lessons we learn are the ones that occur because we failed at something. Use your mentoring relationship as a safe space to discuss failures.

Good mentors focus on the mentee's goals and development. Here are seven actions you can take to be a good mentor.

In this Training Journal article, Laura Francis of River shares three tips for getting more introverts involved in mentoring, making for a more inclusive practice.

Mentoring has a universal appeal. Instead of looking at different generations and deciding on a mentoring approach based on stereotypes, try these ideas from Laura Francis of River for making ...

In this ATD article, Laura Francis shares three tips to help mentees and mentors make the most of their mentoring conversations and build meaningful mentoring relationships.

Don't let fear hold you back. Here are three simple ideas on how to approach your mentoring relationships and how to treat one another so that there is no more fear—on either side.

From being overwhelmed by matching people by hand to not having a way to track relationships, here are five signs that let you know you need mentoring software.

What type of mentor should you look for? From reverse to traditional to peer, here are seven ideas for mentors you could search for today.

How can organizations bring more women into leadership roles? One way is through mentoring.

This article from Arlene Hirsch looks at the growing trend of reverse mentoring and features Chris Browning and Laura Francis from River.

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Don't get overwhelmed in your mentoring relationship. Here are four steps you can take to set priorities for your mentoring goals.

More women in leadership roles can boost your bottom line, positively impact your corporate culture, and make you stand out as a stellar employer. Learn how Sodexo did it via mentoring.

How could mentoring impact your life if you focus on your strengths as areas to grow and improve?

Mentoring relationships don’t only help and benefit the mentees. Chris Browning shares ideas for how mentors can get the most from their relationships in this Career Hacks article via CTDO.

Could reverse mentoring and group mentoring help you uncover potential leaders who already work at your organization? This article from Laura Francis shows how mentoring can help you find leaders ...

Taking the time to explicitly state why you are grateful to be in this mentoring relationship with your mentee or mentor can be a great conversation starter. Here are some tips to get you going.

After nearly 20 years in the mentoring software business, here are three lessons we've learned with our clients on how to make mentoring programs successful. They are not one-size-fits-all!

Are things feeling stale in your mentoring relationship? Are you feeling stuck? Have you run out of ideas? Try these five mentoring activities to bring some zip back into your learning relationship.

Mentoring should not be just a fad. Here are three tips to help you make your mentoring program a staple of your organization.

Mentoring can produce powerful results for retention, engagement, and productivity. Here are three tips for expanding mentoring at your workplace.

Design the mentoring culture you want! Here are three things to get you started...beyond just launching a mentoring program.

Too often, mentoring leaders think their main work is finished once the match is made between mentee and mentor. Nothing could be further from the truth. Randy Emelo explains what other tasks ...

Social learning programs can fall short of expectations, even with the best intentions. Mentoring can make the difference you need.

Randy Emelo spoke at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) as part of the Leadership Speaker Series. He discussed concepts from his book, Modern Mentoring, and helped prepare attendees to be ...

In this episode of The Public Manager podcast, Ryann Ellis interviews Randy Emelo about the value of mentoring to government agencies.

Agencies need flexible and effective ways to promote employee growth. Randy Emelo describes ways that a robust mentoring program can help in this article.

There is a growing need to engage workers in meaningful collaboration and to share wisdom that only comes as the result of experience, which is where mentoring fits.

The most appropriate advisors aren’t always atop the learning heap. An ideal advisor may be just a step or two above the learner. This article from Randy Emelo shares stories from US LBM ...