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Mentoring Outside the Box

Diversity and inclusion should go beyond checking a box. Use mentoring to support learning about others and growing together through shared experiences.

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Create Deeper Meaning with Your Mentoring Program

Let voices be heard through mentoring programs and mentoring groups. Listen. Lead. Respect. Improve. Now is the time to act.

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What’s Your Mentoring Attitude?

Your attitude can make all the difference for success as a mentee, mentor, or mentoring administrator. Are you ready to lead, give assistance, ask for help, and commit to mentoring?

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Our Vision for Mentoring 2020

What does mentoring in 2020 have in store for you? Check out these predictions and tips to do more with mentoring in 2020.

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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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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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Corporate Culture Shines Light on Character

Culture is the heart of the company and is made up of the character of the employees at all levels. See how River lives out our values in this blog.

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Stop Training and Start Learning

Go beyond training, and help employees learn. Give them ways to build personal learning and mentoring networks. Learn how in this blog and related eBook.

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Women Get More Done than Men

Female senators get more done than their male counterparts. Statistics back it up.

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Modern Mentoring Provides Practical Advice

Author Randy Emelo describes his history with mentoring and his passion for modernizing the approach for professional mentoring programs.

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Who Is the Best Mentor/Advisor for You?

For mentoring, view experts along a learning continuum. This helps build the pool of potential mentors available in an organization.

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4 Collaboration Styles in Social Learning and Mentoring

Discover 4 distinct styles of collaboration within virtual mentoring & social learning groups that impact how people work and learn together.

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Reverse Mentoring Is about More than Social Media Skills

This River blog tests some assumptions about reverse mentoring and offers ideas on the practice.

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4 Phrases You Should Use in Mentoring

For a successful mentoring relationship of any type, try using these four phrases with your mentee or mentor.

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The Power of Peers in Modern Mentoring

Unlock the power of peer mentoring in your organization. Uncover three reasons why this is a great way to support employees in this blog.

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When It Comes to Learning, Managers Should Take the Lead

Managers are critical to your company's success. Help them blend their strengths with the longer-term vision of leadership. Read this blog for tips.

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Crappy Advisors Stifle Mentoring Groups

Get more from group mentoring. Here are four ways that effective mentors and mentoring leaders can drive learning in mentoring groups.

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3 Myths about Collaborative Learning

Mentoring and learning networks give employees personal connections they crave. Bust three myths about organizational collaborative learning in this blog.

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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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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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Combatting the Fallacy of Not Having Time for a New Software

Think your employees don't have time for a new software or process? Think again, with these strategies from Chris Browning.

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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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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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