Mentorship
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How We’re Making Mentoring Month Last All Year Long
Long-time readers of SpeakingDIRECT may know that January is National Mentoring Month, as we’ve been writing about mentoring and our work with programs like MENTOR Minnesota for at least eight years. The official designation goes back to 2002, when President George W. Bush proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month, endorsed by both chambers of the […]
IWCO Direct’s Megan Lester Adds “Cal Poly Award Recipient” to Her Numerous Accolades
We just learned of a new benefit from our media monitoring service: It provides visibility to an employee’s achievement when she is too modest or humble to tell us about it herself. Imagine our surprise and delight when “Megan Lester” and the video below appeared in our daily report! [ ... ]
Why Should IT Professionals Look for a Career at IWCO Direct?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US job market is seeing historically low unemployment rates. That’s great news for our economy and those job-hunting, but can lead to challenges for employers who are having to fight for qualified individuals. This is also true at IWCO Direct—for instance, it took more than five […]
What the Gen Z Workforce Wants
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Steel Partners (IWCO Direct’s parent company) office in Hermosa Beach, California to help with a project. Since this was my first traveling business assignment, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Unfortunately, I ignored all of the “no, trust me, you DON’T want to take a red-eye […]
Be a Critical Part of Our Nation’s Future: Become a Mentor Today
Two-thirds of Americans consider it highly important for young people to have mentors. However, a recent study estimates that only a quarter of youth have the mentors they need. We've long known the positive impact of formal mentoring on youth. The consistent, enduring presence of a caring adult in a young person’s life can be the difference between staying in school or dropping out, making [...]
