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How Mentoring Can Help Women with Self-Discovery & Creating Healthy Boundaries (Leadership Strategies for Women | August 2020)

For the last several months, we’ve spent more time with ourselves, our families, and our work. We’ve struggled with the elusive work-life balance more than ever. As we approach our new normal and take steps toward “business as usual”, however, it’s important to begin thinking about what we’ve learned about ourselves throughout the crisis and how we can leverage these new learnings going forward. For women, in particular, it will be important to begin thinking about the importance of boundaries, what we need to live a more balanced life, and how we can articulate those needs moving forward. In this episode of the Leadership Strategies for Women podcast, Ellie Nieves interviews Lisa Fain, CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence, on How Mentoring Can Help Women With Self-Discovery & Creating Healthy Boundaries.

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Meet Lisa Fain (Power of Appearance | February 2020)

Lisa Fain is the CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence and an expert in the intersection of cultural competency and mentoring. Her passion for diversity and inclusion work fuels her strong conviction that leveraging differences creates a better workplace and drives better business results.

Lisa brings her energy, enthusiasm, and engagement to any group, facilitating lively workshops and training, and delivering interactive speeches with practical steps that can be implemented right away.

As Senior Director of the Diversity and Inclusion function at Outerwall, Inc., Lisa spearheaded the development, establishment, and implementation of its diversity initiative. Prior to assuming that position, she worked as Outerwall’s in-house counsel, coaching leaders and partnering with Human Resources to establish fair and effective policies and practices that would sustain the organization as it grew in size, revenue, and renown.

For almost a decade, Lisa practiced law in the Chicago office of a major multinational firm, where she counseled employers on creating inclusive policies and practices. While in that role, she served as Master Trainer, training thousands of employees at a variety of companies, large and small, on how to create a better workplace.

Lisa is also an executive coach, specializing in individual and group coaching for professional women looking to design and live their best personal and professional lives. She is a certified mediator. She graduated with a B.S. in Social Policy from Northwestern University and holds a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.

Lisa lives in Seattle, WA. She loves to hike and explore the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two daughters.

On today’s episode, we discuss what Lisa means by diversity and inclusion; we get real practical on steps leaders can take to improve the inclusiveness of their teams and organizations; and we explore what Lisa thinks mentorship is all about and how to find a good mentor and be a good mentee.

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Interview with Lisa Fain (Breakfast Leadership Show | July 2020)

 Lisa Fain is the CEO of Center for Mentoring Excellence, and founder of Vista Coaching, the coaching division of the Center. Her passion for diversity and inclusion work is fueled by her strong conviction that leveraging differences creates a better workplace and drives better business results.
She has conducted mentoring training programs for corporate, government and educational institutions. Lisa coaches mentors, mentees and program administrators on how to achieve mentoring excellence and create the right environment for achievement of career and personal goals. She is highly regarded for her special combination of knowledge, expertise, humor and a no-nonsense practical approach.

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Mentorship vs. Sponsorship: What’s the Difference and Why Do They Both Matter? (Culture Happens | July 2020)

The age-old practice of mentoring is being influenced by new forms of work, technology, and learning. In this episode, Lisa Fain of the Center for Mentoring Excellence joins HubSpot Director of Product Growth Chris Miller to discuss the difference between mentorship and sponsorship, the importance of having a relationship with someone who is different than you, tips for mentoring virtually, and more.

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How Mentoring Can Help You Relaunch and Beyond (The 3,2,1 Relaunch Podcast | June 2020)

Lisa Fain is the CEO at the Center for Mentoring Excellence. She speaks with Carol all about mentoring and the role mentoring and being mentored can have in a relaunch, and once back to work. They discuss the “growth mindset” and the idea of “becoming” vs the “fixed mindset,” why you don’t have to “have all the answers” to be an effective mentor, and how the best mentoring relationships are enabling instead of dependent. Fun fact: Lisa Fain’s mother, Lois Zachary, the founder of the Center for Mentoring Excellence is a relauncher! When Lisa was in middle school, her mother went back to school for a PhD and founded the Center subsequently.