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What Kind of Collaborator Are You?

Collaboration is key for mentoring and learning. So what kind of collaborator are you? Read this blog to find out.

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The Evolution of Mentoring

Since the 1980s, mentoring has evolved from a practice of one-to-one career advancement relationships to a practice that supports social learning, informal learning, peer collaboration and more. ...

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Unlock Organizational Success with Modern Mentoring

Learn how modern mentoring programs can help you unleash the power of high employee engagement at your organization.

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Mentoring without Barriers

Traditional mentoring was one older expert grooming a younger one for a specific role. Author Randy Emelo writes that today’s version is more of a collaboration and learning strategy that ...

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How to Modernize Mentoring at Your Organization

It's time for a fresh approach to mentoring. It's time for modern mentoring. Learn more about this concept in this blog.

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The Evolution of Mentoring

Examine the evolution of corporate mentoring, from its beginnings in the 1980s to the modern practice it has become today.

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3 Timeless Boomer Lessons for Every Generation

This blog from a Millennial at River looks at three timeless lessons she learned from a Baby Boomer, which are actually applicable to every generation.

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Connectional Intelligence: Millennials Not so Secret Weapon

A blog about the Millennial generation's connectional intelligence and how to leverage it to make a multigenerational workforce more productive.

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Mentoring: Bridging the Competency Divide

Traditional learning interventions may not move fast enough to close skill gaps. Author Randy Emelo offers five different types of mentoring that can help employees compete in today’s ...

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Mentoring in the Networked Workplace

Virtual mentoring relationships require trust. Author Randy Emelo offers suggestions on what qualities to encourage in the workplace and how to help people build trust in the time of remoteness.

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The Value of Virtual Reputation

Randy Emelo describes how popular gaming mentality can translate into virtual knowledge sharing, highlighting four factors to consider when applying it to modern web-based mentoring.

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21st Century Mentoring

No longer just about one-to-one relationships between senior leaders and potential successors, today’s mentoring is focused on removing the barriers between people and engaging them in rich ...

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Group Mentoring Best Practices

Part 2 of a 2-part series, Randy Emelo discusses best practices for group mentoring based on research conducted by River (formerly Triple Creek).

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What if Millennials Ran Your Mentoring Program?

This article by Randy Emelo explores what mentoring would look like if Millennials ran the program…and how we’d all be better off for it.

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Group Mentoring: Rapid Multiplication of Learning

Part 1 of a 2-part series, this article by Randy Emelo looks at group mentoring research conducted by River (formerly Triple Creek) and examines the practice of group mentoring as a form of ...

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Mentoring Goes Global

This article by Randy Emelo shows how global mentoring programs break down barriers to create a sense of community and help people connect around the world to build vital learning networks.

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Creating a New Mentoring Mindset

Mentoring looks very different today that it did 10 years ago. Author Randy Emelo describes five major shifts that have occurred that are paving the way for a new mentoring mindset.

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SaaS Providers Aren’t Always Experts

Expertise matters. Here's why it's important to evaluate SaaS providers carefully.

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Constant Sound Is like Silence, Only Louder: Synthesizing the Information Overload

Are you overwhelmed by too much information during your work day? Here's why it's important to be able to contextualize and filter information.

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