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How to be an Effective Mentor

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Thanks for visiting!

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How to Improve the Employee Onboarding Process

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Employee Handbook. An employee handbook will not by itself provide new workers with soft skill development. An employee handbook should be curated across time, where changes are made based on feedback from employees and results of its usage. Informal meetings and get-togethers .

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Dale Carnegie and His Quest to Win Friends and Influence People

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A dynamic personality, she served as his mentor and personal-improvement coach. Teaching courses on human relations, Carnegie searched in vain for a working handbook on the subject. But Carnegie’s parents made it clear his future would be different. The driving force in the Carnegie household was Dale’s mother, Amanda.

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41 Ways to Improve Yourself in Just 10 Minutes

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Start a life handbook. Save yourself time and energy by asking a friend, colleague or mentor to take a quick coffee break. To play and learn at the same time, try the addictively simple web-based game Little Alchemy , which allows you to progressively mix and create complex elements. Find a coffee buddy.

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Great resources for assistants on Twitter

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Emmawalkeruk: Business mentor and virtual assistant trainer. JuliePerrine: Founder of All Things Admin, mentor, professional speaker and leadership trainer. Suefrance: Author of The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook. vaclassroom: Passionate about web marketing and online training. ThePAClub: PA?

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Set Healthy Boundaries at Work

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A good people leader is always willing to mentor and assist their team members. Comment by Tania on June 1, 2010 @ 6:41 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Set boundaries. Set limits and communicate them to your team. Get support.

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Building Your Network

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You want to meet people who can be friends, guides and mentors. Thanks for your timely advice, Joseph Nakuru, KENYA Comment by Joseph on July 28, 2010 @ 12:38 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!