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# Wisdom Share Mentoring Blog

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### [Is your Onboarding Process Driving Away Talent?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/is-your-onboarding-process-driving-away-talent)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[talent development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-development)

Close to one-third of new hires leave their job within the first six months. New hires quitting is e...

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### [Hey Bob! I have questions about my business](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/140714/hey-bob-i-have-questions-about-my-business)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[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)[Questions about Business](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/questions-about-business)

I’m thinking about hosting a call-in radio show called “Hey Bob”– where people call in with question...

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### [Mentoring – Is it Cost Effective?](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/139087/mentoring-is-it-cost-effective)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)

In the course of our work here at Mentor Resources, we interact with several hundred companies a yea...

### [More Thoughts on Being A Great Mentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/139100/more-thoughts-on-being-a-great-mentor)

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

[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)

Every mentor wants to be a Great Mentor – they want the personal benefits of a job well done, the jo...

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### [What It Takes To Be A Great Mentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/139085/what-it-takes-to-be-a-great-mentor)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[NGO](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ngo)[Great Mentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/great-mentor)

Here at Mentor Resources we interact with thousands of people who act as mentors in the course of a ...

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### [Diversity and Talent Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/136436/diversity-and-talent-development)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Novartis](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/novartis)

Who would have thought that a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, would have the best Diversity Tale...

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### [Maximizing Productivity of Knowledge Workers During Change](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/135933/maximizing-productivity-of-knowledge-workers-during-change)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Knowledge Workers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-workers)

Are your employees the heroes of your organization’s story? We spend a lot of time discussing knowle...

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### [Best Mentoring Blogs of the Year](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/134879/best-mentoring-blogs-of-the-year)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/diversity)[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)[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Competitive Advantage](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/competitive-advantage)[Expand](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/expand)[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)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[NGO](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/ngo)[Employee Resource Groups](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-resource-groups)

Thank you for visiting the Mentor Resources blog. Thor-Eric Gullikson, one of Europe’s leading exper...

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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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### [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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### [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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### [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...

[![](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-17665011-jpg/images/bob_cancalosi-resized-600.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104810/mentoring-and-coaching-at-ge-healthcare)

### [Mentoring and Coaching at GE Healthcare](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104810/mentoring-and-coaching-at-ge-healthcare)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Human Capital Strategies](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/human-capital-strategies)[Leadership Training](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-training)[Leadership Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-development)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Innovation](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/innovation)

GE Healthcare’s Chief Learning Officer believes Talent Development is changing. Bob Cancalosi, GE He...

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### [Mentor of the Year - Two weeks left to nominate someone](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/106098/mentor-of-the-year-two-weeks-left-to-nominate-someone)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Mentor Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-programs)[Leadership Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/leadership-development)[Mentor](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor)[mentor software](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-software)[Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring)

Mentor Resources is now accepting applications for Mentor of the Year for 2012, with a deadline of D...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hs-fs/file-17669386-jpg/images/liz_weber.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104800/develop-new-leaders-with-mentoring-and-coaching-a-message-to-leaders)

### [Develop New Leaders with Mentoring and Coaching: A Message to Leaders](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/104800/develop-new-leaders-with-mentoring-and-coaching-a-message-to-leaders)

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

[Talent Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/talent-management)[Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-engagement)[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)

Today’s guest writer is Liz Weber, noted speaker, leadership coach and management consultant. She bl...

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### [Mentoring and Generational Diversity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/bid/100921/mentoring-and-generational-diversity)

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

[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)[Knowledge Management](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-management)[Communities of Practice](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/communities-of-practice)

Generational Diversity is a fact of life. Most employers find their teams managing four very differe...