Modern Mentor

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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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How stinky fish drive great...

09.19.2023

Because, you know, a stinky fish stinks.

Modern Mentor episodes:

09.19.2023 How stinky fish drive great team conversations at work Because, you know, a stinky fish stinks.
09.12.2023 6 ways to influence without authority It’s an art chelmore than a science.
09.05.2023 How to keep up when everything is changing Let’s talk about ways we can not just make peace with the constancy of change, but find ways to use it to fuel our collective ability to excel.
08.29.2023 How—and why—to be a great facilitator at work Let’s talk about how you can up your facilitation game in order to work with—not for—your internal partners to deliver outcomes that are bigger, better, and more impactful.
08.22.2023 How to build better relationships at work I’ve really been encouraging clients to focus on singular relationships.
08.15.2023 How to stop secretly procrastinating So many of us are busy at work and the days keep flying by without us ticking projects off the to-do list. Have you wondered where all the time is going, how you’re always so busy, and yet the big ...
08.08.2023 How to stay positive-ish in tough times Leaders are feeling the heat of their overwhelmed teams.
08.01.2023 How to rally support for your big idea Reinventing how we work and what we deliver? It’s a winning strategy.
07.25.2023 Is your team future-fit? Let’s talk about how the Fit-Check works, and how you might even run one with your own team.
07.18.2023 How to climb out of overwhelm at work Let’s talk about some strategies we can all be using to keep the collective us in a high-performing but not working-to-the-bone zone.
07.11.2023 It’s time to expand how we’re thinking of connection Connection is not just about physical proximity to others.
07.04.2023 How to have a great 1-1 conversation at work If you’re a leader of a team, I hope there are some pointers in here for you.
06.27.2023 Do your goals need a mid-year refresh? Goal-setting is a thing so many of us do in 12-month increments. But with the pace of change still swirling around us, do we all deserve a mid-year check-in on how right those goals still feel?
06.20.2023 Taylor Swift's lessons for workplace success And while I’m not presently wearing a Bejeweled body suit, I’m hoping these insights manage to find you All Too Well.
06.13.2023 What we’ve learned about hybrid work… so far While many organizations are “doing” hybrid in some form at this point, a lot of teams are wishing their companies just did it a little bit better.
06.06.2023 Squelching the advice monster: an interview with Michael Bungay Stanier Michael Bungay Stanier helps people be a force for change.
05.30.2023 How to break the spin cycle at work Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. So let’s break the cycle.
05.23.2023 Time to squelch invisible labor! It’s hard to show recognition for something we can’t even see.
05.16.2023 From self-care to team care Turns out maintenance is a good investment.
05.09.2023 Can we talk about boreout? I’m uncovering a surprising amount of boreout in my pulse checks.
05.02.2023 Should you go for that job? Let’s talk about some things you should ask—and answer—to help you decide whether that new job deserves your candidacy.
04.25.2023 Who's in charge of workplace wellness? Everyone wants it but no one seems clear on whose job it is to make it happen.
04.18.2023 5 strategies for managing your manager They need our help in managing them to better manage us.
04.11.2023 4 questions to ask yourself when someone has disappointed you One theme that’s been coming up a lot lately is disappointment.
04.04.2023 4 more “Refine” strategies for staying on purpose Be thoughtful about who is asking, for what purpose, and what’s at stake.
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?

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Modern Mentor episodes:

How stinky fish drive great team conversations at work

6 ways to influence without authority

How to keep up when everything is changing

How—and why—to be a great facilitator at work

How to build better relationships at work

How to stop secretly procrastinating

How to stay positive-ish in tough times

How to rally support for your big idea

Is your team future-fit?

How to climb out of overwhelm at work

It’s time to expand how we’re thinking of connection

How to have a great 1-1 conversation at work

Do your goals need a mid-year refresh?

Taylor Swift's lessons for workplace success

What we’ve learned about hybrid work… so far

Squelching the advice monster: an interview with Michael Bungay Stanier

How to break the spin cycle at work

Time to squelch invisible labor!

From self-care to team care

Can we talk about boreout?

Should you go for that job?

Who's in charge of workplace wellness?

5 strategies for managing your manager

4 questions to ask yourself when someone has disappointed you

4 more “Refine” strategies for staying on purpose

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

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