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How prioritizing training and mentorship retains talent

CIO

At Discover ® , on-the-job training and mentorship are key components of how Discover cultivates and nurtures talent from within. Hear from three different employees about the unique training programs and opportunities they’ve had to develop their careers at Discover. I want to continue to help others access those same opportunities.”

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Investors and business leaders: It’s time to take coaching mainstream

TechCrunch

Ariane de Bonvoisin is an executive coach to top CEOs, startup founders and VCs. She has keynoted the Oprah conference, given a TED talk, and been invited to Google, Amazon, the World Bank, Union Square Ventures and Red Bull to teach about navigating change and founder and startup wellness. Return on coaching (ROC).

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Hone, a human-powered platform for leadership training, nabs $16 million

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Specifically, Hone focuses on leadership training within organizations with live, intimate online classes led by a coach. There are plenty of corporate training topics that don’t necessarily require live sessions, such as security and data protection.

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What Is Executive Coaching?

CO2 Business Leadership

The Essence of What is Executive Coaching? “Executive coaching is a professional development process where an experienced coach works with executives, managers, and other high-potential individuals to enhance their leadership and management skills. Approach : The executive embarked on a coaching program led by Gary B.

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15 ways to grow as an IT leader in 2024

CIO

Reengage with learning “The pandemic offered many of us a reprieve from attending conferences — and I enjoyed the break from conference food and delayed flights — but now it’s time to reengage,” says George F. Claffey Jr., CIO of Central Connecticut State University. For example, Claffey Jr. Make 2024 the year to change that.

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Stealth-mode startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200

TechCrunch

Not only will earning SB 200 status attract intense investor, journalist and customer attention at Disrupt, it will continue to open doors and start conversations long after the conference ends. They also receive special pitch training from TechCrunch staff and one free year of TechCrunch+ membership.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

CIO

When the timing was right, Chavarin honed her skills to do training and coaching work and eventually got her first taste of technology as a member of Synchrony’s intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) team, writing human responses to the text-based questions posed to chatbots.