I went to a fancy breakfast today. It was a ceremony honoring the finalists of something called the Magazine Mentor of the Year award, given by the Magazine Publishers Association. There were cut peonies and a fabulous buffet and lots of good-looking magaziney people in suits. Among the finalists were serious luminaries in my industry: …
mentorships
What to do when your mentor sucks
Being in the company of outstanding minority journalists at a leadership workshop last week made me realize: I need a mentor.
I’m at that sort of halfway point in my career where I’m often tapped to be a mentor to entry-level journalists, but no one really thinks to offer me the same kind of guidance. My company, in a shockingly …
That Diversity Training Session You Just Sat Through? It Doesn’t Work
You’re a manager at a large firm. Every so often you sit through a day of diversity training, designed to teach you how to better manage, hire and promote minorities and women. The goal is worthy, you figure, and if your company spends so much money on these sessions then they must work.
Odd that year after year you look around at the …
