
Modern Mentor
Rachel Cooke 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 Rachel help you navigate your path to success—however you define it.
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Mar 28, 2022 • 8min
The Surprising Upside of Procrastination
We all groan about procrastination as though it's a problem we have to fix. But what if procrastinating offers some magical secret advantages?
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Mar 21, 2022 • 31min
How to See, Solve, Scale with Danny Warshay
If you’ve ever thought that you just weren't born with the creative spirit or entrepreneurial mindset, then today's interview with Danny Warshay is for you. His new book—See, Solve Scale—explains how anyone can be more creative in a structured way.
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Mar 14, 2022 • 8min
How to Prioritize When Everything Is a Priority
When it feels like everything is an emergency, how can you manage your work without taking on the weight of the world? Modern Mentor shares her favorite strategies for keeping your priorities in check.
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Mar 7, 2022 • 9min
How to (Safely!) Take Risks at Work
We know that taking risks is the key to innovation. But playing is safe is just so... safe! If fear is holding you back from taking risks at work, Modern Mentor has some tips to share to help you contain and take risks without fear.
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Feb 28, 2022 • 8min
Missing Insights from the Virtual Water Cooler
How do you get informal insights about your work when you don't have a water cooler to chat around? Modern Mentor shares some of her favorite recent insights on what employees need from their workplaces right now.
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Feb 21, 2022 • 8min
How to Achieve Executive Presence in 2022
Executive presence is one's ability to inspire trust, credibility, and poise. But what does that actually mean and how do you achieve it? Modern Mentor shares her favorite framework and some simple action steps you can take to inspire confidence in your leadership capability.
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Feb 14, 2022 • 7min
How to Get More (and Better) Feedback at Work
Why can it be difficult to get feedback from our managers and peers? Today, Modern Mentor shares her favorite strategies for unlocking more feedback and receiving it with grace.
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Feb 7, 2022 • 8min
How to Discover Your Ikigai
If your appetite for meaning and purpose is feeling heartier than ever right now, then a hunt for your Ikigai—your life's purpose—may be just what you need. Modern Mentor shares an action plan and a story of her own self-discovery.
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Jan 31, 2022 • 7min
How to Deal With a Burned Out Boss
You know the importance of managing your energy and priorities to stave off burnout. But what happens when your boss is the one who's struggling, and you're left feeling the pain of it? Modern Mentor shares her favorite tips for helping your boss see and manage their burnout.
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Jan 24, 2022 • 23min
Unleash Your Creativity with Todd Henry
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking that creativity is something mystical—reserved exclusively for artists and inventors, then Modern Mentor's conversation with Todd Henry, host of the Accidental Creative podcast, will change your mind and get you into your creative zone today!
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