Tag Archives: mentoring

Social Justice Saturday: do we value our schools and teachers as much as we should?

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Social Justice Saturday time. Time for another topic that has risen to the top of many people’s priority lists thanks to the pandemic: schools and the role they play in our societies. They have risen to the top of people’s … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Social justice Saturday | Tagged COVID, education, mentoring, parents, schools, societal foundation, socilaization, students, teachers | 20 Comments

Speak volumes — candidkay

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Jane Fritz

This reblog of CandidKay’s post on mentorship is a worthwhile read for all women and men who work with others, especially in supervisory and leadership roles. And keep in mind that sometimes (often) people serve in “unofficial” leadership roles by virtue … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Leadership, Women | Tagged chauvinism, leadership, mentoring, women, workplace | 5 Comments

Thoughts on women in leadership – Part I

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Jane Fritz

Women in Leadership. Women in STEM. Women on Boards. Women in politics. The push to encourage more women to consider these options is ever-present and intensifying, at least from where I sit. The questions don’t go away: How do we attract more … Continue reading →

Posted in Leadership, Women | Tagged confidence, leaders, leadership, male-female commincation, mentoring, women, women and confidence, women in leadership | 16 Comments

Living your dash, remembering to take stock

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Jane Fritz

Last week was a sad and sobering one for me. Two people whose lives had intersected with mine in very different ways passed away in the same week. The reality is that death is part of life, and at my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories | Tagged death, inspiration, kindness, leadership, life, living the dash, mentoring | 15 Comments

How do we mentor women when there aren’t enough female role models?

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Jane Fritz

“Where are the women? How do we engage more of them?” This concern has been posed to me in three different contexts in the past two weeks, and in each case, I’m very pleased to say, by men. The specific questions, coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women | Tagged computer science, engineering, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, goals, IT, leaders, leadership, mentoring, women | 8 Comments

5 mentoring tips for women

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Jane Fritz

There have been a striking number of articles about women in business and politics in the past six months or so: the lack of women on corporate boards, the successful use of quotas for women on boards in Europe, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship & Business, Women | Tagged business, computer science, confidence, entrepreneurs, IT, mentor, mentoring, personal goals, planning, salary negotiation, women, work-life balance, working with men | 16 Comments

Leadership, management, and mentoring: getting this right is good for you, good for business

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jane Fritz

Most of us have a pretty good idea of the formal difference between leading and managing. Leadership is more about having a vision and being able to get people to buy into that vision, which is a fairly rare gift. … Continue reading →