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5 tips to coach and mentor future leaders

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If he’s a super people-oriented HR manager, some time in accounting or supply chain may be the ticket. Build in both coaching and mentoring. Coaching and mentoring are powerful components that play vital, and slightly different, roles in growing employees into leaders. If Ben is a numbers guy, this may mean a stint in marketing.

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Common new-hire mistakes to avoid at all costs

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Make sure they know where facilities, amenities and supplies are located. Those workplace harassment modules and office supply request trainings can wait until later in the onboarding process. Appoint mentors who can be go-to resources for new employees who need on-the-job training. Leaving tech for later. Thinking too small.

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6 Ways to Help New Employees Mesh Well with Their Team

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Make sure that you supply your new employees with everything they need to get started – their own personal space, supplies, necessary computer software, log in information. By providing a mentor, you’re adding an extra layer of support for them, helping to reduce the stress that is normal during the onboarding period.

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College internship programs: 6 benefits for your business

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Consider these benefits: Year-round recruiting – An internship program supplies you with an ongoing pipeline of potential job candidates. Consider appointing a mentor to support their professional development. Internships can even improve employee retention rates: 65.5 percent of entry-level employees. Structure their time.

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Deconstruct Your Office Into Core Resources To Rebuild Productivity

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Which mentors’ skills and experiences do I need access to, to be successful? Surfaces can be desks, tables, writable walls, displays, pin boards, chalk walls … let employees imagine what works for them and consider offering these as part of a contract: if I supply this, you will produce acceptable results.

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Employee onboarding reinvented: Thinking beyond the paperwork

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Appoint mentors as guides. Mentors can help ramp up a new hire’s productivity and help them gel with their coworkers. It may be more manageable to assign multiple mentors, so the new hire will have options for who to go to for help and the mentors can maintain their productivity.

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UFC’s Francis Ngannou’s Keys to Overcoming Obstacles and Visualizing Success

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Eventually, though, he would be taken under the wing of mentors, who convinced him to take up MMA over boxing. Because he lacked school supplies, moved around living with different family members, and had to work from a young age to support himself, Ngannou says he often had difficulties connecting with his peers.

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