Ellen Ensher
One of the greatest things about college (yes, besides the parties) is that learning is guaranteed. You sign up for a class, get a syllabus,…
read moreMany times in our career it will be a first. It might be the first time you have to present to a client, conduct a…
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This week I was interviewed for a Fast Company article on 7 tricks to make time for mentoring when you are too busy. One of…
read moreLast week I was interviewed for Fast Company and one of the great ideas that the journalist, Laura Vanderkam, gave me was to create an FAQ…
read moreI always exhort folks to make a warm connect and avoid cold calls/connects. And yet, sometimes courageously reaching out and making a cold connect works…
read moreIf mentoring is so great, why doesn’t everyone do it? In twenty years of doing research and working with clients, I have noticed that people don’t…
read moreReflection Guide for New Professionals Ellen A. Ensher, Ph.D. Professor of Management Loyola Marymount University Introduction In the working world, it can be hard to…
read moreEverybody needs peer mentoring or a style mentor. I had two experiences recently that led me to this revelation. First, I flew from the West…
read moreCheck out this cool Prezzi presentation on leveraging mentoring that addresses qualities of good mentoring programs and recent research on mentoring for success. This was designed…
read moreNerd alert!!! This week I am buried in last minute academic conference preparation as next week I will present at the Academy of Management conference…
read moreDo you ever envy the characters in the movies who find a miraculous message in a bottle that contains exactly the secret information they need…
read moreYou might have noticed I have been doing a little more tanning and a little less blogging this summer. One of the many great things…
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