Modern Mentor

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What's Modern Mentor about?

Modern Mentor is your guide to leadership and communication, helping you craft a workplace environment you can feel good about. She’ll share tips to help you balance your work and personal life, effectively invest your time, and be mindful about where you’re devoting your energy. Let Modern Mentor help you navigate your path to success—however you define it.

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03.28.2023

The uncertainty of the economy has left many of us afraid to say no—to anything.

Modern Mentor episodes:

03.28.2023 How to use "Refine" strategies to stay on purpose The uncertainty of the economy has left many of us afraid to say no—to anything.
03.21.2023 3 ways to fill your Thrive bucket at work Thriving, for me, is about wellness.
03.14.2023 How to finally have that dreaded conversation Let’s talk about what makes a conversation crucial, and how we can have solid ones that leave everyone feeling like a winner.
03.07.2023 How to clarify roles and responsibilities When something fails, it’s more often a failure of clarity—who owned the decision or the responsibility—than a failure of individual performance.
02.28.2023 How to lead above your noise Focus and intention require real discipline—to understand what’s important (and what’s not) and to proactively make choices to weed out all the extras.
02.21.2023 How to care for your employee experience in a recession With the threat of layoffs or hiring freezes looming, hey no one’s gonna leave in this economy, right? Um, that is false.
02.14.2023 Bringing self-care to work with Rachel Kanarowski If you’ve seen any signals of anxiety or overwhelm creeping into your workplace—or you’re just looking to keep wellbeing at the forefront—then this interview is for you.
02.07.2023 How to manage through a season of layoffs The buzzword of 2023 so far seems to be “anxiety.”
01.31.2023 How to maximize your own learning and development There are right ways to ensure that your learning translates into capability, behavior change, and confidence in doing new things.
01.24.2023 4 principles for keeping talent engaged at work this year Employees and companies both want to create spaces for great work, for connectivity and belonging, for health and wellness, for innovation.
01.17.2023 Four work lessons I’ve learned from my clients My clients teach me lessons I don’t always recognize as such in the moment. But I really do leave every engagement just a little smarter in one way or another.
01.10.2023 The power of self-awareness at work As you know if you’ve ever tried to read a mall map, you can’t get to where you want to go without first finding that “you are here” marker.
01.03.2023 How asking “who” and “what” can help you find your “why” If you’re feeling in need of a little bit of boost, let’s talk purpose, and how you can find and breathe life into yours.
12.27.2022 Is there any escape from the 40-hour workweek? If you're struggling with the 40-hour workweek, it might be time to ask yourself what specifically might be plaguing you. From there you can create change for yourself.
12.20.2022 How to be more strategic at work I realized that what she was asking me in not so many words was if I could help her team just be more strategic. And yeah. I could do that.
12.13.2022 How to use LinkedIn like a pro Emily Crookston has schooled me on how to use LinkedIn to reach my professional goals.
12.06.2022 Communication missteps to avoid in 2023 Communication is one of the most important things we all need to do—whatever our profession of choice
11.29.2022 What to do when virtues go wrong Even the most virtuous behaviors can turn rotten if left unchecked.
11.22.2022 Turn Your Critics Into Fuel for Success Cheerleading is great. But sometimes, it’s exactly the opposite we need to hear.
11.15.2022 The SIMPLE answers to common leadership questions What I love about SIMPLE coaching is that it leans just a little bit on teaching concepts, and focuses mostly on practicing, challenging, and problem-solving as leaders actually start using the concepts.
11.08.2022 How to dial up connection with Ryan Jenkins Ryan Jenkins shares some fascinating data on the real impacts of loneliness, and some practical ways we can all rediscover and amplify our feeling of connection.
11.01.2022 It’s time to rethink your “productivity” Let's shift our thinking from how much work to how much good work we’re doing.
10.25.2022 Why “lifelong learning” is more than a buzzword My clients who truly embody lifelong learning are the leaders with the strongest performance.
10.18.2022 How to hustle your way with Cin Fabré Cin’s new memoir, Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street, was a story too compelling to pass up.
10.11.2022 Get the recognition you deserve at year-end So how’s your performance been this year? Or more importantly, how does your boss think your performance has been this year?
10.04.2022 How to take “employee experience” into your own hands Truth is, most of us can’t find the employee experience on a map. And it’s hard to change something you can’t see.
09.27.2022 Wisdom for job seekers with Job Coach Amy Tips for both the newly graduated and the seasoned professional.
09.20.2022 How to create more trust in the new world of work Trust is feeling in short supply nowadays.
09.13.2022 What to do about quiet quitting—if it’s even real Is quiet quitting even real? And if it is, what can we do about it?
09.06.2022 How to stay cool through back to school Whether you have kids or not, back-to-school season is a shift into high gear.
08.30.2022 The Future of Work with Naomi Titleman Colla How have the last few years changed the way we work forever?
08.23.2022 How to be a great (new!) leader Today we’re gonna talk about how to step into a leadership role without stepping in… well, something else.
08.16.2022 How to focus when the world feels on fire Let's talk about the reality of having to stay focused on work while it feels like the world is screaming around us.
08.09.2022 What can I do if layoffs are coming? After the Great Resignation, are the tables turning on employees?
08.02.2022 Why the buddy system works... at work Sometimes a coach or a mentor just won’t cut it.
07.26.2022 Why vulnerability is a misunderstood superpower Vulnerability is the most misunderstood workplace superpower. Listen to find out why.
07.19.2022 How to have a hard conversation Today's episode is for everyone who's ever had a hard conversation at work. Which is everyone.
07.12.2022 How to overcome common workplace fears The most common workplace fears and how you can overcome them.
07.05.2022 How to create your own luck Luck is not a passive thing that happens to us.
06.28.2022 How to explain a gap in your résumé Here's how to turn that résumé gap into a compelling part of your story that makes you uniquely qualified.
06.21.2022 How to be more connected at work Let’s talk about small steps we can each take to turn up that connection dial.
06.14.2022 How to be better at failure By understanding what failure is and how to use it as fuel rather than shame, we can take proactive steps to hone this skill over time.
06.07.2022 How to delegate well—even if you're not a leader Delegating effectively is not about “dumping the grunt work” on someone else, but rather about ensuring the right people do the right work in service of shared goals.
05.31.2022 Driving Inclusion and Belonging at Work: a Conversation with Bain’s Chief Diversity Officer An interview with Bain & Company's Julie Coffman and Nishma Gosrani on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
05.24.2022 Not feeling valued at work? You're giving work your all, but you're just not feeling appreciated. Modern Mentor has 5 ways to find the love.
05.17.2022 Do I do it fast or right? We get a lot of mixed messaging when it comes to managing the tension between speed and efficiency. How do we find the middle ground?
05.10.2022 Help! My company's hybrid policy isn't working for me Has your company taken an “everyone in the office on Wednesday” approach to managing a hybrid workforce? Rachel Cooke, your Modern Mentor, explains what you can do if your office’s hybrid policy isn’t working for you.
05.02.2022 How to Productively Show Off What You've Learned You love learning. So much so that you realize you may be over-consuming and under-executing what you've picked up. Modern Mentor shares her favorite strategies for productively showcasing what you've learned—so you look great and are delivering value to clients, ...
04.19.2022 Harness the Power of Your Anxiety with Dr. Chloe Carmichael If you've ever felt like your anxiety has been holding you back, then this interview with Dr. Chloe Carmichael is a must-listen for you. In her new book Nervous Energy: Harness the Power of Your Anxiety, Dr. Chloe shares her ...
04.18.2022 5 Red Flags to Watch For During a Job Interview As the Great Resignation continues, talent has all the leverage these days. If you're hunting for a new job, you're evaluating the company as much as they're evaluating you. Today, Modern Mentor highlights some common red flags—and what to watch ...

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Modern Mentor episodes:

How to use "Refine" strategies to stay on purpose

3 ways to fill your Thrive bucket at work

How to finally have that dreaded conversation

How to clarify roles and responsibilities

How to lead above your noise

How to care for your employee experience in a recession

Bringing self-care to work with Rachel Kanarowski

How to manage through a season of layoffs

How to maximize your own learning and development

4 principles for keeping talent engaged at work this year

Four work lessons I’ve learned from my clients

The power of self-awareness at work

How asking “who” and “what” can help you find your “why”

Is there any escape from the 40-hour workweek?

How to be more strategic at work

How to use LinkedIn like a pro

Communication missteps to avoid in 2023

What to do when virtues go wrong

Turn Your Critics Into Fuel for Success

The SIMPLE answers to common leadership questions

How to dial up connection with Ryan Jenkins

It’s time to rethink your “productivity”

Why “lifelong learning” is more than a buzzword

How to hustle your way with Cin Fabré

Get the recognition you deserve at year-end

How to take “employee experience” into your own hands

Wisdom for job seekers with Job Coach Amy

How to create more trust in the new world of work

What to do about quiet quitting—if it’s even real

How to stay cool through back to school

The Future of Work with Naomi Titleman Colla

How to be a great (new!) leader

How to focus when the world feels on fire

What can I do if layoffs are coming?

Why the buddy system works... at work

Why vulnerability is a misunderstood superpower

How to have a hard conversation

How to overcome common workplace fears

How to create your own luck

How to explain a gap in your résumé

How to be more connected at work

How to be better at failure

How to delegate well—even if you're not a leader

Driving Inclusion and Belonging at Work: a Conversation with Bain’s Chief Diversity Officer

Not feeling valued at work?

Do I do it fast or right?

Help! My company's hybrid policy isn't working for me

How to Productively Show Off What You've Learned

Harness the Power of Your Anxiety with Dr. Chloe Carmichael

5 Red Flags to Watch For During a Job Interview

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