
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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Nov 16, 2020 • 24min
623 - Prepare Yourself for the Future of Work
In 2020, a global pandemic and a powerful social justice movement have brought the future of work hurtling toward us. We talked to Vice President of People and Communities at Cisco Systems, Elaine Mason, about what to expect and how to prepare for professional success.
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Nov 9, 2020 • 11min
622 - Why Vulnerability Is a Misunderstood Professional Superpower
No matter how much you may want to, you can't be amazing at everything. Enter the most misunderstood workplace superpower around—vulnerability. Here's how to use it to propel yourself to personal and professional success.
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Nov 2, 2020 • 9min
621 - How to Use The Five Apology Languages
A disingenuous apology is worse than none at all. When you make a mistake, the five apology languages can help you step up and own it with grace.
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Oct 26, 2020 • 15min
620 - Can Your Craft Become Your Livelihood? A Conversation with Grant Ginder
Many of us believe (or we've been told by well-meaning others) that our creative passions aren't the stuff careers are made of. Novelist Grant Ginder says that's wrong. The road to turning your creative loves into a career may be a winding path, but it's a path nonetheless.
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Oct 19, 2020 • 10min
619 - Creative Talents Languishing at Your Job? Be an Intrapreneur
If you love to create and innovate, and you also love the comfort and security of working for a company, then it's time to consider Intrapreneurship, the perfect blend of both worlds!
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Oct 12, 2020 • 9min
618 - How to Get Referrals and Fuel Your Success
Whether you're looking to grow clients or get promoted at work, a referral can be your most powerful path to success. But how do you get people motivated to refer you? Here's your simple roadmap to building a referral network that works for you.
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Oct 5, 2020 • 9min
617 - How to End 2020 with a Bang, Not a Whimper
2020 hasn't been the year you planned for. But with one quarter of the year remaining, this is the perfect time to reflect on and learn from what's transpired so far, and to create a plan for closing out this year with a bang.
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Sep 28, 2020 • 28min
616 - A Fresh Approach to Managing Burnout
Burnout is more than just a feeling—untamed, it can pose a real medical risk. Dr. Greg Hammer, an intensive care physician, Stanford University professor, and author of the book GAIN Without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Medical Professionals, shares his simple, medically-backed framework for conquering burnout and finding your healthier, happier place.
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Sep 21, 2020 • 12min
615 - 5 Steps to Kick Imposter Syndrome to the Curb
I'm not good enough. I'm not ready for this. I've got everyone fooled into thinking I'm competent. That nasty inner critic some of us have? It's imposter syndrome. Here's how to show it the door and make your dreams a reality.
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Sep 14, 2020 • 11min
614 - How to Defend Yourself Without Being Defensive
Being wrongly accused of something at work feels awful. Your instinct is to defend yourself, but you don't want to be perceived as defensive. Follow this road map for mounting a mature, professional, and effective defense.
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