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		<title>Letter to My Daughter</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2012/04/25/letter-to-my-daughter-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m a wife, mother, family member, friend, writer and career woman. I am blessed to have a daughter and son and son-in-law. When Janet Graham and I first met, we conceived the idea of writing a series of letters to my daughter that would distill some of the lessons I’ve learned juggling career and family. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why do corporate boards still lean so heavily towards men?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Hohol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My response to the question based on what I have seen is as follows. Most men don&#8217;t proactively think about, or focus on this issue. So they typically just reach out to other men they know or know of, when looking to recruit new board members. The chair of the board or the governance committee (ideally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hilary Clinton and Gloria Steinem</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of weeks, there have been several wonderful articles, stories and opinion pieces written and published in the New York Times about two women I admire greatly &#8212; Hilary Clinton and Gloria Steinem (my all-time hero)!! &#160; In case you missed them, I have included the links to the columns here. &#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Robin. Relationships, Role Models, Mentors, Leaders and Leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Robin to tell me about the relationships in her life which she believes had the greatest impact on her and in particular her work life and career. She said: “That’s a loaded question but obviously my parents had a great impact. My dad was a great sales person but he was what my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the difference between sponsors and mentors? Another perspective.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr.Nancy McInerney-Lacombe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question took me on a long and cathartic journey through my corporate career. At first, I just rummaged through my memory identifying pivotal people and events that would qualify for each of the categories but then I decided to get organized and prepared a 3 column chart – Mentor/ Mentor-Sponsor/ Sponsor. The chart in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Establishing a Mentorship Program. Part 3</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/12/16/establishing-a-mentorship-program-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Critical Success Factors &#160; I asked Nancy to describe the critical success factors for establishing a formal mentoring program. She said: “You have to have a commitment on the part of both parties to take the relationship seriously enough that you ensure that you both meet for your appointed lunches or coffees or whatever it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pattie Dunn &#8211; An Obituary</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/12/15/pattie-dunn-an-obituary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pattie Dunn died on December 4, at her home in California. I did not know her. However, when she died her death was covered in many papers and I found her obituary fascinating reading. It tells the story of a woman who had many of the qualities we all aspire to have, achieved much in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Establishing a Mentorship Program. Part 2</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/12/14/establishing-a-mentorship-program-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Makes An Effective Mentorship Relationship? “Everybody agrees that you have to have goals for the mentorship relationship so before the first time they meet their mentor, the mentee is asked to think about what they want to accomplish in the year and then when they meet with them they talk about the goals and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the difference between sponsors and mentors?</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/12/13/what-is-the-difference-between-sponsors-and-mentors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phoebe Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout my career I have had several sponsors and mentors.  Sometimes even the same person.  To me a sponsor is in a position of influence and can persuade others of your value.  Definitely a sponsor is needed to get a promotion or a plum assignment or a big sale.  Usually, my sponsor was my boss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Establishing a Mentorship Program. Part 1</title>
		<link>http://babesonbaystreet.com/2011/12/09/establishing-a-mentorship-program-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janet Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Nancy to tell me about her involvement with mentoring. She said: “It goes back to my strong, passionate belief that we don’t have enough women in business, especially in commercial real estate. I have a legal background, so I’ve read a lot of articles about the percentage of women that drop out of [...]]]></description>
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