Dear Colleague,

Competing for talent is an ongoing challenge for many executives. Being creative and current with practices to engage your employees is essential. One such practice is to encourage and support reverse mentoring and incorporate it as a norm within your organizational culture. Reverse mentoring can challenge many traditional views and experiences. It provides an opportunity for organizations to acknowledge that skill gaps exist among all generations and can motivate both younger and more experienced employees to push outside their comfort zones.

Personally, I have learned so much from own experiences with reverse mentoring. I am privileged to have the opportunity to work with many young professionals in a variety of industries. Through these experiences, I have gained much learnings and wisdom being mentored by my younger colleagues. Being the mother of adult children who are in the workforce, I've also had the good fortune of being mentored by my kids. My greatest take-away from all of these encounters is that we never stop learning and learn the most when we open our minds to explore new perspectives. It's helped me to appreciate the value of diversity in a deeper sense. Please read on to see some of the ways I have recently been exposed to reverse mentoring.

Please share your reverse mentoring stories with me and if you have not experienced it, seek out a new mentor or mentee for yourself! Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones! May you have much happiness, good health, and prosperity in the year ahead as we kick off a new decade in 2020!

Best Regards,

Rita Balian Allen

About Rita

Rita Balian Allen is the president of Rita B. Allen Associates, a national career management firm specializing in executive coaching, leadership development, management training and career development. She is a lecturer at Boston-area universities, a sought-after speaker and presenter, the author of numerous articles, blogs, columns and the book, "Personal Branding and Marketing Yourself: The Three Ps Marketing Technique as a Guide to Career Empowerment". She has been a regular contributor for the Chief Learning Officer, Huffington Post and Leadership & Management Books as well as a variety of other publications. Rita brings much human resources experience to her practice, has worked with leaders across all industries and professions and was voted one of the top ten executive coaches by the Boston Women's Business Journal. She currently serves as a board member of The Boston Club as President.

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