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The Compass Journal: Navigating Careers & Leadership

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Blog: Mentoring

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October 3, 2024

Strategies to Encourage Employee Ownership to Engage in and Take Responsibility of Their Career Development

Continuing our series of blog posts responding to questions from our participants, this blog is designed to answer the question “What strategies have proven effective to encourage employee ownership to actively engage in and take responsibility of their career?” The other blog posts in the series are: Trends in career development and how organisations can

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September 12, 2024

Integration of Career Development into Organisational Culture: 10 Strategies for Success

This is the fourth blog post in our series to address some questions that a participant asked at our webinar on “Career Development in Organisations: What Role Does It Play?” One question that was asked was “How do you recommend organisations integrate career development into their existing culture without causing disruption?” So, that’s what I’ll

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May 1, 2024

How Organisations Need to Adapt to Engage, Retain, and Develop a Multi-Generational Workforce

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the global economy, the workforce is experiencing unprecedented shifts in its composition and the expectations of its members, especially with the entry of Generation Z into the professional world. In a recent blog post, I discussed the importance of managers navigating career conversations with Gen Z. But what about

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October 3, 2023

Navigating a Nonlinear Career Path: Strategies for Success

In today’s rapidly changing professional landscape, a linear career path is becoming increasingly rare. In our last blog post we discussed the benefits of the non-linear career route where many individuals find themselves embarking on nonlinear journeys, embracing diverse roles, industries, and opportunities. While this flexibility offers exciting prospects, it can also be challenging to

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May 9, 2023

Unlock Your Career Potential with a Growth Mindset

Have you ever caught yourself saying, “I’m just not good at that”? Maybe it’s presenting in front of a group, having difficult conversations, or learning a new system at work. I remember a client – let’s call her Sarah – who’d just been promoted into a new leadership role. She was smart, capable, and respected

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March 7, 2023

Embracing Equity: International Women’s Day 2023

Today, 8 March 2023, is International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is ‘embrace equity’. So, I thought I’d write about the importance of embracing equity to women’s career development and the powerful role that mentoring can play. Gender equity has been a contentious issue in workplaces around the world for many years. Women continue

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January 12, 2023

7 Career Management and Mentoring Challenges to Overcome in 2023

As we enter the third year since the pandemic started, we are seeing that the changes caused by COVID-19 are having a lasting impact in the workplace. In 2023, organisations will be more diverse, distributed and virtual than ever before. Organisations need to adapt to this changing world of work while addressing other challenges. Those

October 6, 2022

Antoinette named a finalist for two Stevie Awards

We’re delighted to announce Antoinette has been named a Finalist in two categories in the 19th annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business. She will ultimately be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner in the category ‘Mentor or Coach of the Year – Business’. She will also be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze

May 20, 2022

Career Development Quotes | 38 Ways to Feel Inspired

Why Career Inspiration Matters Over the years, I’ve had hundreds—probably thousands—of conversations about career development. And in those conversations, one thing keeps coming up: sometimes, a single sentence is enough to shift someone’s perspective. A client once told me that reading a quote on LinkedIn made her realise she was living someone else’s version of success.

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