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Three Ways to Make Mentoring Part of Your Culture [Training Journal]

Set your organization apart by having a great mentoring culture. Discover three tips to help make this happen in this Training Journal article by River's Laura Francis.

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Why Peer and Reverse Mentoring Make Sense for Onboarding Programs

Connect your onboarding program with mentoring to create a personalized and cost-effective way to welcome and retain talented new hires.

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Mentor Matching in River

Stop suffering through tedious and time-consuming spreadsheets as you pair people up in mentoring relationships! Find out how River mentoring software can help with your matching process.

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Three Tips for Designing a Mentoring Programme [Training Journal]

Ready to start a mentoring program at your organization? Check out these three design tips from Laura Francis in Training Journal.

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5 Ways to Make Mentoring a Personalized Learning Experience

Make your mentoring relationship a personalized learning experience. Here are five elements to adapt to your needs and individual situation.

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Rules of Engagement for Reverse Mentoring [Training Industry]

Help mentees and mentors participate in reverse mentoring with confidence, care, and consideration. Try these five rules of engagement today from Laura Francis of River.

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Learning Activities in River

Give your employees the personalized support they need so that they can make the most of their mentoring relationships. Get info here about River's Learning Activities feature.

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When Mentoring Programs Fail

Is your mentoring program doomed? Avoid these three mistakes to create a more successful mentoring program for your employees.

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Group Mentoring

Mentoring groups provide an efficient way for people to learn from experts and their peers...and help you make the most of your limited organizational resources.

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LEAD with Mentoring

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.

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How Do I Mentor Someone?

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

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Get More Introverts Involved in Mentoring [Training Journal]

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.

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Mentoring Across the Generations [Training Industry]

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 ...

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3 Tips for Successful Mentoring Conversations [ATD]

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.

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5 Signs You Need Mentoring Software

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.

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7 Types of Mentors

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.

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Reverse Mentoring Helps Spread Knowledge

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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My Mentoring Mantra

I have many mentors and supporters in my life as a mom to a child with special needs. I also have a mentoring mantra that we can all use: I do not have to do this alone.

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Mentoring Buzzwords

Mentoring software. Conversations. Relationships. Diversity. Leadership. Onboarding. Mentoring buzzwords abound, but there's only one word search puzzle. Can you find all of the words in River's ...

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Do Generational Differences Matter in Mentoring?

Are our ideas about mentoring tied to our generational identities? Or is that just an easy stereotype?

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Tips for Navigating a Mentoring Program Pilot Unveiled by River

Denver, January 7, 2019— In celebration of National Mentoring Month, the mentoring experts at River have published a new eBook for organizations that want to launch a mentoring program. Many ...

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Are Your Future Leaders Hiding in Plain Sight? [ATD]

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 ...

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Reverse Mentoring eBook

Flip mentoring on its head! Learn how to design a reverse mentoring program that engages your workforce. Get tips and ideas in this free eBook from River.

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River Mentoring Software Helps You Manage Your Mentoring Programs

Chris Browning talks to Superb Crew about the benefits of mentoring, the power of River mentoring software, and how technology assists administrators and participants alike.

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Mentee and Mentor Training and Services Set River Apart

As a mentoring solution, River stands out from the crowd because of expert consulting, training, and support services. Read more here.

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What Is Mentoring?

People often talk about mentors as their coaches, guides, teachers, advocates, and advisors. This begs the question: What is mentoring?

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5 Questions All Mentees Should Ask

Mentoring can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially for mentees as they embark on a mentoring relationship and try to figure out what areas they want to focus on, what goals they want to set, ...

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How Mentoring Can Plug the Brain Drain

Don't lose knowledge when employees walk out the door. Here are three ways mentoring can help with the problematic brain drain.

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The Art and Science of Leading an Online Mentoring Group

Group mentoring thrives when there is both structure and flexibility within the group. Creating this requires a balance of art and science.

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Mentoring Software Makes Administration Easy

There’s no question that mentoring continues to be a desired program at work, but many organizations are missing the opportunity to take advantage of this. What's holding them back?

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