--- title: Blog | Mentoring description: Mentoring | Leading NOW's blog features insights from Leading Forward, Leading Women, Center for Diversity & Inclusion, and the Gender Dynamics Institute. --- [![LN-Logo-2021](https://www.leadingnow.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/ADMIN%20-%20All%20Brands/LN/LN-Logo-2021.png?width=147&height=80&name=LN-Logo-2021.png "LN-Logo-2021")](https://www.leadingnow.biz/) # The Latest Insights from Leading NOW ## Posts about Mentoring ## [How Reverse Mentoring Helped Collins Aerospace Become More Inclusive](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/how-reverse-mentoring-helped-collins-aerospace-become-more-inclusive) When Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies (Raytheon has 181,000 employees and 61,000 engineers), recognized their organization’s culture was not inclusive for women in leadership roles, they reached out to Leading Women for our expertise and advice. 2 min read | [Diane Coffey Chaput](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/diane-coffey-chaput) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/how-reverse-mentoring-helped-collins-aerospace-become-more-inclusive) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Diversity & Inclusion](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion) [Reverse Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/reverse-mentoring) ## [Building a Road Map to an Inclusive Culture](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/building-a-road-map-to-an-inclusive-culture) In a recent blog, I addressed how to change the culture of your company to be more inclusive for all, and the four steps organizations must take to make a real and lasting DE&I impact: Assess Current State Align Leadership & Develop Your Roadmap Engage & Develop Your Team Members Deploy & Embed Revamped Mechanisms These four steps are critical to your DE&I journey and cannot be overstated. Remember, to make real progress, people, and the organizational cultures they are part of, must change. 5 min read | [Gretchen Sussman](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/gretchen-sussman) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/building-a-road-map-to-an-inclusive-culture) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Diversity & Inclusion](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion) [Assessments](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/assessments) ## [Does Your Leadership Have The Necessary Trait To Succeed?](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/does-your-leadership-have-the-necessary-trait-to-succeed) In part two of our Leadership Lessons from Women research series, we asked some of the most successful women leaders in business today what they felt was the one leadership trait that was most important to their own success. Not surprisingly, they used words that fit squarely into our 21st century definition of leadership. Here are the results: 3 min read | [Diane Coffey Chaput](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/diane-coffey-chaput) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/does-your-leadership-have-the-necessary-trait-to-succeed) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Women's Leadership Development](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/womens-leadership-development) ## [Reverse Mentoring as Diverse Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/reverse-mentoring-as-diverse-mentoring) A Catalyst for an Inclusive Culture We all know that mentorship can help pave the way for career success on the road to leadership. We also know that leaders drive culture. But for a culture to truly be inclusive, leaders must model inclusivity in all that they do. For organizations and leaders who recognize the value of creating an inclusive culture, but struggle to fundamentally shift their culture to one of inclusion for all, one proven and profound method is a formalized Reverse Mentoring program. Reverse Mentoring enables people in more senior positions to gain insight from having regular, semi-structured conversations with team members who are likely to see the world from a different perspective. The process aids in better decision-making, higher retention rates for diverse talent through greater job satisfaction, and giving invaluable exposure to under-represented talent, nurturing allies and advocates within senior ranks. Simply put, Reverse Mentoring is really about inclusion. In addition to having a positive impact on your company’s culture, Reverse Mentoring will liberate the power of all humans to generate the desired business outcomes needed to compete in today’s business environment. 4 min read | [Gretchen Sussman](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/gretchen-sussman) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/reverse-mentoring-as-diverse-mentoring) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Diversity & Inclusion](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/diversity-inclusion) [Reverse Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/reverse-mentoring) ## [Research Concludes Mentors Are Key To Women’s Career Success](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/research-concludes-mentors-are-key-to-womens-career-success) January is National Mentoring Month –– a great time to start our new 5-part series called Leadership Lessons from Women Leaders. 4 min read | [Diane Coffey Chaput](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/diane-coffey-chaput) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/research-concludes-mentors-are-key-to-womens-career-success) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Women's Leadership Development](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/womens-leadership-development) ## [Leading Women Experts Share Their Favorite Mentoring Moments](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/mentoring-month-lw-experts-memories) In honor of National Mentoring Month, we asked a few of our own Leading Women experts to share a favorite mentoring moment. Not surprisingly, they confirmed what we’ve known all along, that when women learn business, strategic and financial acumen, they thrive. If you don’t currently have a mentor, January is a great month to find one. #NaMeMo 4 min read | [Diane Coffey Chaput](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/diane-coffey-chaput) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/mentoring-month-lw-experts-memories) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) ## [Actions for Allies: Addressing Fears of #MeToo Overreach](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/afa-addressing-fears-of-metoo-overreach) "If I'm in my office alone with a woman, she might file charges against me." "I don't dare take a protege out for lunch, she might accuse me." "Now I can't compliment a woman or shake her hand without being taken to court!" These are comments we hear when working with managers on closing the leadership gender gap. The comments are especially prevalent when we talk about the importance of mentoring women. And we aren't alone. Articles from the worlds of law, finance and beyond, publicize men's fears and the #MeToo backlash. 2 min read | [Susan Colantuono](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/susan-colantuono) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/afa-addressing-fears-of-metoo-overreach) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Managers Mindsets](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/managers-mindsets) [Allies](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/allies) ## [Male Allies in STEM: How to Recognize Them & How to Become One](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/male-allies-in-stem) This blog is a departure in this way. Because it is a capstone for one of our Reverse Mentoring programs, it is a compilation of articles written by women and men on what it takes to be a great male ally for women in STEM. And rather than focus on who male allies are, the positions they hold or an academic definition of the term "male ally," here we focus on what male allies (and others) do to support the creation of level playing fields for women (especially those in STEM). 4 min read | [Susan Colantuono](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/susan-colantuono) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/male-allies-in-stem) [Closing the Gender Gap](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/closing-the-gender-gap) [Gender Dynamics](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/gender-dynamics) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [STEM](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/stem) ## [National Mentoring Month - Why Mentoring Matters to Women](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/namemo-why-mentoring-matters-to-women) January is National Mentoring Month (#NaMeMo) in the United States, and while the month originally focused on mentoring youth, it has now grown to include all forms of mentoring. For us at Leading Women, our research has found that mentoring women is not only good for the women being mentored, but other women in the pipeline and their company's bottom line. 3 min read | [Susan Colantuono](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/susan-colantuono) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/namemo-why-mentoring-matters-to-women) [The Missing 33%®](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/the-missing-33) [Leadership](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/leadership) [Career](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/career) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) ## [Gender Dynamics: The Culture of Mentorship](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72622/4-gender-dynamics-the-culture-of-mentorship) We work hard with clients to engage managers and executives in actions to close the leadership gender gap. During one of our multi-month leadership programs, the managers (most often men) who have nominated the women participants join us for 3 major topics: What is Leadership?, The Missing 33%® and Make the Most of Mentoring™. It's an effective way to address several gender dynamics - including the powerful one we call "Men's Culture of Mentorship/Sponsorship." 2 min read | [Susan Colantuono](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/susan-colantuono) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72622/4-gender-dynamics-the-culture-of-mentorship) [Talent Development](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/talent-development) [Gender Dynamics](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/gender-dynamics) [Leadership](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/leadership) [Mentoring](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring) [Managers Mindsets](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/managers-mindsets) [ Prev ](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring/page/0) [1](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring/page/1) [2](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring/page/2) [ Next ](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/mentoring/page/2) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ### Subscribe #### Interested in receiving Leading NOW's latest insights on Leadership & Workplace Culture? 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