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Generosity and Gratitude!!

I was reminded yesterday of the generosity of friends (and strangers) and what a difference it has made in my life this year and how very much it has meant to me!!   I thought it was the perfect time of year to write this post, in the hope it would remind you to express your gratitude and appreciation to those in your life who have been generous to you in terms of providing their support, encouragement, advice and friendship throughout the year!!   Remember, it's often the simplest expression of gratitude and appreciation that means the most!!   xo,   J

Establishing a Mentorship Program. Part 3

Critical Success Factors   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 is. We get feedback every year from mentors and mentees to see how the program worked for them and the overwhelming majority of matches work really well.  However, there have been a few mentorship relationships that have not worked well. In one case, one of the mentees clearly was only interested in job finding and once she realized her mentor could not help her do that she ...