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The ROI of Mentoring eBook

From employee engagement and retention, to productivity and collaboration, mentoring leaves a mark on the people involved. Get the inside scoop on how clients who use River's mentoring software ...

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Keys to Creating a Mentoring Culture

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

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River Helps Address Intra-Organizational Mentoring Challenges

Chris Browning, President of River, sat down with SuperbCrew to share River’s story, the challenges we help companies overcome, and the reasons why River is unique when it comes to business ...

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How to Turn Mentoring Conversations into Action

The conversations you have with your mentee or mentor can make or break the relationship. Here are three ways you can turn talk into action.

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Black Belt Mentors

Whether done informally or formally, certifying people to lead mentoring programs is an important component for success. Randy Emelo shares how to train mentors and leaders in this article, which ...

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Make Mentoring Conversations Meaningful

Hooray!  You’ve found a mentee or mentor and are officially part of a mentoring relationship.  Now what?  Now comes the work...

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Mentoring: More than Just a Match

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 ...

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Modern Mentoring 2.0: The New Way to Run Mentoring Programs

Four lessons we've learned in the past few years when it comes to modern mentoring and running a business e-mentoring program.

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Modern Mentoring Means Business

Today, like never before, mentoring is being used to shape a different kind of work culture – one that is connected, responsive, and growth-focused. Randy Emelo writes about the critical ...

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The Essentials of a Mentoring Platform

Mentoring is a very personal development process, focusing on the specific learning needs of those engaged. As such, technology should simply be an enabler that allows organizations to scale the ...

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Does Mentoring Software Make Mentoring Impersonal?

At its core, mentoring is about learning from the experience of others.  But does mentoring lose something when software is introduced into the mix?

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Social Learning Hasn’t Worked? Try Mentoring

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

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GAO Learning Center Rolling Out New Mentoring Program

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 ...

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Mentoring in Government Podcast

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

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Mentoring in the Middle

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

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Mentoring Groups Help Reinforce Learning

Don't overlook group mentoring as an integrated part of more traditional training interventions. Get ideas here.

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5 Must-have Components in Mentoring Software

Mentoring software should make it easier for organizations to run their mentoring programs, helping improve both efficiency and effectiveness. But do you know what you should look for when ...

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Webinar Recap: Getting the Most from Mentoring Conversations

What can you do to create productive mentoring conversations between mentees and mentors? Find out in this recorded webinar from River.

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The Purpose Behind Modern Mentoring Programs

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.

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Expert Advice

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 ...

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The Critical Role of Mentoring Conversations

89% of respondents say developmental conversations between mentors and mentees play the biggest role in mentoring effectiveness. So how are you supporting and encouraging quality conversations?

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Questions and Curiosity Drive Deeper Learning in Mentoring

Want more inquisitive and innovative learners in your company? Foster their curiosity and encourage them to ask deeper questions.

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Mentoring Is More than the Match

A mentoring administrator's job goes well beyond just making the match between people. Learn more about River's 5 M's of Successful Mentoring model.

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Ask Me Anything: The Power of Questions in Learning

When answers are simply given to people, they don’t learn how to solve the problem themselves. Randy Emelo shows how questions can play a critical role in learning, and offers practical ...

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Building Blocks for Modern Mentoring

Adriane Gonzalez examines Modern Mentoring by Randy Emelo and explores the five core concepts for creating a modern mentoring culture.

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Gain Soft Skills While Mentoring

With our lives dominated by screens, clicks and likes, have we lost our touch on interpersonal soft skills? Use mentoring to fill the gap.

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Challenges with Managing a Traditional Mentoring Program

Forget spreadsheets and hand-matching. Here are four ways mentoring software can help ease the burden for implementing a traditional mentoring program.

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Finding Time for Mentoring

Are you committed to helping yourself or someone else develop? Get tips on how to find time for mentoring in this blog from Randy Emelo.

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Creating a Modern Mentoring Culture

Mentoring is a proven method for sharing knowledge in a personalized way, for helping someone else gain skills and confidence, and for helping improve overall job satisfaction. So why do so many ...

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The Value of Context in Expertise

There's value in moving from learning to deeper understanding. Read how that can impact your work and your professional mentoring network.

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