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# Wisdom Share Mentoring Blog

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### [Social Learning and Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/128934/social-learning-and-mentoring)

[Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Social Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/social-learning)[Knowledge Workers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-workers)

Social Learning or Collaborative Learning has come of age: A radical concept just a few years ago, m...

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### [Talent Management and Tomorrow’s Leaders](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/128409/talent-management-and-tomorrow-s-leaders)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)

Forbes has recently published two excellent articles about Millennials in the workplace which EVERY ...

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### [Diversity, BRGs, ERGs and Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/125914/diversity-brgs-ergs-and-mentor-programs)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)

Historically, managers would think of diversity in terms of race, but more recently most of us have ...

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### [eMentor for Business Coaching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/124566/ementor-for-business-coaching)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[start](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/start)[Business Coaching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/business-coaching)[mentor software](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-software)

In an ideal world, everyone in your firm would instantly have the right answers to every messy chall...

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### [Mentoring Programs and Mergers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122235/mentoring-programs-and-mergers)

[Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise)

[Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-programs)[Mentoring Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-programs)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[mentoring tools](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-tools)[Mergers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mergers)[Corporate Culture](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/corporate-culture)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)

The new year has started - with new plans and new budgets. Beyond the usual questions about mentorin...

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### [Leadership Training and eMentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122560/leadership-training-and-ementor-programs)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Mentor Program](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-program)[Mentoring Program](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-program)

Each year, business leaders are challenged to develop and revise strategic plans for their company –...

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### [SlowLearning for Accelerated Corporate Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/122183/slowlearning-for-accelerated-corporate-training)

[Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)

A few years back, Clark Quinn coined the term, SlowLearning. Those responsible for corporate trainin...

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### [Mentor Programs: Why Does a Better Match Matter?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/120865/mentor-programs-why-does-a-better-match-matter)

[Bob Gibson](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/bob-gibson)

[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)

So you’re thinking about starting a Mentor Program. You’ve heard about them, and read a few articles...

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### [How to Get the Most From Your Corporate Training Budget](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/119751/how-to-get-the-most-from-your-corporate-training-budget)

[Bob Gibson](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/bob-gibson)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[mentor program software](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-program-software)[mentor software](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-software)[Corporate Mentoring Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/corporate-mentoring-programs)[Corporate Training Budget](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/corporate-training-budget)

Here’s a statistic that blew me away: Corporate Training Budgets add up to a $50 billion industry. 5...

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### [Mentoring and the Leadership of Eleanor Roosevelt](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101114/mentoring-and-the-leadership-of-eleanor-roosevelt)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Mentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor)[Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring)

Eleanor demonstrated leadership in the Progressive and Suffrage Movements, but in many ways her lead...

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### [Mentor Programs - Keys to Success](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104405/mentor-programs-keys-to-success)

[Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise)

[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[start](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/start)

Have you ever been on a blind date? Most mentor programs match people based on skills, level in the ...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17673471-jpg/images/sutton-good-boss.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101119/coaching-and-mentoring-to-be-a-good-boss-or-a-better-manager)

### [Coaching and Mentoring to be a Good Boss or a Better Manager](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/101119/coaching-and-mentoring-to-be-a-good-boss-or-a-better-manager)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)[Good Boss](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/good-boss)[Coaching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/coaching)[Robert Sutton](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/robert-sutton)

Many of us have New Years Resolutions around becoming a better manager or a "good boss." So here ano...

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### [Mentoring and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) at Kraft Foods](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111623/mentoring-and-employee-resource-groups-ergs-at-kraft-foods)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Leadership Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-development)[On Boarding](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/on-boarding)[Employee Value Proposition](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-value-proposition)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Mentoring Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-programs)[Peer to Peer mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/peer-to-peer-mentoring)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)

Our December 18th blog covered the maturation process where an informal Affinity Group transitions t...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17674017-jpg/images/top_brain_functions_for_successful_managers-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/114711/business-mentoring-and-the-brain)

### [Business Mentoring and the Brain](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/114711/business-mentoring-and-the-brain)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Age Diversity in the Workplace](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/age-diversity-in-the-workplace)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[SmartBrains](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/smartbrains)

Most managers want to be more effective at managing, and most talent development professionals alrea...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17665102-jpg/images/brg-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111584/from-affinity-group-to-employee-resource-group-erg)

### [From Affinity Group to Employee Resource Group (ERG)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/111584/from-affinity-group-to-employee-resource-group-erg)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Business Resource Group](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/business-resource-group)[Affinity Group](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/affinity-group)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)

This blog has the subheading, Lessons Learned at the Out and Equal Conference, in Los Angeles. At th...

### [eMentoring and Mentoring Software Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/110348/ementoring-and-mentoring-software-programs)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[eMentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ementor)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)

We get many questions on eMentoring and, as the second largest provider of Mentoring Software to the...

### [Coaching and Mentoring Success](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/110055/coaching-and-mentoring-success)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[start](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/start)[NGO](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ngo)

Coaching and mentoring partnerships which are successful share some common traits. In this blog, we ...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17674825-jpg/images/vital_assets_logo-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/110004/mentoring-and-business-performance-improvement-programs)

### [Mentoring and Business Performance Improvement Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/110004/mentoring-and-business-performance-improvement-programs)

[Elizabeth Pearce](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/elizabeth-pearce)

[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Business Performance Improvement Program](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/business-performance-improvement-program)[Business Performance](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/business-performance)[Vital Assets](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/vital-assets)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring)

We recently had an opportunity to catch up with Jan Wilson, MA, SPHR-CA, GPHR of Vital Assets. Jan h...