The Peer-to-Peer Learning Mechanism

Some of the most productive learning opportunities in the workplace takes place at the watercooler aka “watercooler talk”.  Unfortunately, when some of the best employees in an organization leave, their insight, wisdom, and skills leave with them.  People & Culture leaders understand that a proactive approach to managing change involves harnessing the best your company… Continue reading The Peer-to-Peer Learning Mechanism

Generation-Z Learning & Engagement Preferences

Predictability gives HR leaders an edge in crafting people and culture strategies. In the absence of predictability, foresight is the next best tool. Studies have revealed differences in learning habits and preferences between commonly understood demographic blocks. These differences matter when determining how to roll out people and culture strategies, and when considering management of… Continue reading Generation-Z Learning & Engagement Preferences

Say Hello to Mentorly Enterprise!

Co-founders Katherine Macnaughton and Ashley Werhun. Photo by Martin Reisch.

        An announcement from the Founders of Mentorly This week, we launched Mentorly Enterprise, a solution designed to empower HR professionals, program managers, and community leaders to create impactful and scalable mentorship programs. Mentorly Enterprise has been flying under the radar for a few years, even while our enterprise clients have been loving it across North… Continue reading Say Hello to Mentorly Enterprise!

How to Keep Your Video Calls Personal 

In-person meetings are being cancelled left and right, changing up workflows and causing many in-person programs to look for digital solutions. The Upside of “Face à Face”We know that in-person connections can’t be beaten. They help you empathize and allow you to better understand the person, with the help of body language. It also increases… Continue reading How to Keep Your Video Calls Personal 

How to Keep Your Video Calls Personal 

In-person meetings are being cancelled left and right, changing up workflows and causing many in-person programs to look for digital solutions. The Upside of “Face à Face”We know that in-person connections can’t be beaten. They help you empathize and allow you to better understand the person, with the help of body language. It also increases… Continue reading How to Keep Your Video Calls Personal 

How to Commit and Change Your Life

Photography by Jason Briscoe (c) Unsplash

Achieving even the simplest goal requires learning the concept of commitment. Throughout our lives, we are reminded of commitment, whether it relates to personal or professional goals, and we realize that without it we cannot achieve anything. Written by guest writer and Mentorly mentor, Thanasis Papapostolou If you think about it, what you have achieved… Continue reading How to Commit and Change Your Life

What Makes a Mentor Figure So Important?

Photograph by Johnson Wang (c) Unsplash

Whether you’ve had a mentor or not – you’ve still grown up with role models. In the adult world, role models become mentors. During our childhood, we look up to our parents, guardians, and siblings for guidance. They teach us how to walk, how to speak, and might even lead us to the path of… Continue reading What Makes a Mentor Figure So Important?

5 Steps to Help You Take Control of Your Life

Time flies. At least, that’s what we like to say when we’re busy. It’s hard to make sense of your surroundings when you’re caught in the motion of an urban lifestyle. We repeatedly hear the same things, “I don’t have enough time,” or “where did the week go?” and in worse cases, “how did I… Continue reading 5 Steps to Help You Take Control of Your Life

How to Strike the Right Work Balance in the Summer

Working from home can be extremely beneficial. You’ve got a more flexible schedule, you don’t have to spend x hours a day commuting to work, and you can take any professional call from the quiet and comfort of your home, while still wearing your PJ bottoms! Sure – working from home is pretty sweet, but… Continue reading How to Strike the Right Work Balance in the Summer

Trends in Mentorship

Understandably, Mentorship has existed forever. Or at least ever since people started having friends and spending time in groups, which yeah checks out as forever. I mean it makes sense, at its core, mentorship is just helping others succeed and be nice, and people naturally like to do this. The more established hunters in cave… Continue reading Trends in Mentorship