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Speed Mentoring: Jump Starting Deeper Connections

by Karin Hurt | Nov 7, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 4 comments

Finding a great mentor is hard. A lot goes into making mentoring work, but above all it starts with finding a great connection. I spent today launching a new mentoring circle, with a bit of a twist. Instead of a pure skip-level experience, all of my direct reports...

Mentoring in Circles

by Karin Hurt | Jun 29, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 2 comments

In my earlier post, Don’t Get a Mentor, I talked about my preference for finding a mentor organically rather than waiting for formal programs. On the other hand, throughout the years, my favorite formal programs have always been in the form of circles. These are...