The panel will discuss everything mentorship-related, such as getting a mentor, what being a great mentee entails, goal and intention setting, time management and more.
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(Wall Street Journal) — These days, small businesses are increasingly tapping online communities to save time and money on product development. Some are turning to crowdsourcing sites such as Eyeka, Hypios and Jovoto to quickly generate ideas from freelancers, often through contests, for low fees. Others are using free platforms like Facebook and Twitter, or […]
(Chicago Tribune) — The smiling brown eyes on the informational flier are the first draw into a program where the terms “tutor,” “mentor” and “superhero” are interchangeable. Evenings of spelling words and playing Battleship are a close second. But perhaps the greatest lure — what keeps some 250 volunteers coming back week after week — […]
(Bradenton Herald) — Business is about relationships. These relationships can be with employees, customers or potential customers and a host of others. Most people would rather deal with someone they know and trust than with a stranger. Just like the old cliché says, it is not what you know, but who you know that determines […]
(NYT) — The bonding moment between Veronica Tinajero and the student she calls Big Sunshine came during one of their first meetings. “Have you ever been shot?” the student, a high school senior, asked. When Ms. Tinajero replied no, he looked genuinely amazed and said, “Wow, almost everybody I know’s been shot.” Later, he ticked […]
(Chicago Sun Times) — It isn’t the National Guard that will stop young black males from killing one another, but instead black men taking a stand and the time to guide at-risk youth. So said leaders of the 100 Black Men of Chicago organization at its annual benefit attended by about 700 mostly black professionals […]