Lisa Fain is the CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence and the founder of Vista Coaching. She was formerly senior director of the diversity and inclusion function at Outerwall Inc. (former parent company to automated retail giants Redbox and Coinstar). She is a certified mediator through Chicago’s Center for Conflict Resolution, and a certified life coach through the International Coach Academy.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- [2:45] Lisa Fain’s shift from a legal career to leading the Center for Mentoring Excellence
- [10:56] How Lisa transformed her mindset to become an entrepreneur
- [13:41] Lisa talks about her books Bridging Difference for Better Mentoring and The Mentor’s Guide
- [19:13] The most common misconception about mentoring
- [20:21] How to build trust between a mentor and mentee
- [22:26] What is the Mentoring Bites program?
- [28:00] Why mentoring is crucial for fostering workplace inclusion
- [29:51] The difference between mentoring and coaching
In this episode...
The Harvard Business Review reveals that corporations have a more inclusive culture when women and other minority groups occupy C-suite and board positions. How can mentoring and leadership coaching lead organizations to adopt these practices?
As a leader in DEI, Lisa Fain maintains that mentorship is inclusion in action. Mentoring up-and-coming leaders invites transparent conversations about diversity through relationships and connections. The relationship between mentors and mentees is reciprocal, with both parties learning from each other. Companies can create a mentoring culture by providing ongoing support and training that enables consistent communication.
Tune in to the latest episode of the Lead Like a Woman Show as Andrea Heuston welcomes Lisa Fain, the CEO of the Center for Mentoring Excellence, to talk about the role of mentoring in leadership and organizational inclusion. Lisa shares the most common mentoring myth, why she transitioned from a legal career to an entrepreneur, and how to build trust between a mentor and mentee.
Resources Mentioned in this episode:
- Andrea Heuston on LinkedIn
- Artitudes Design
- Artitudes Women Owned Offer
- Stronger on the Other Side: The Power to Choose by Andrea Heuston
- Lisa Fain on LinkedIn
- Center for Mentoring Excellence
- The Mentor’s Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships by Lois J. Zachary and Lisa Z. Fain
- Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring by Lisa Z. Fain and Lois J. Zachary
Quotable Moments:
- “A career vision crafted through curiosity leads to a journey of impactful discoveries.”
- “When somebody says, ‘Hey, can you explore that?’ and it’s in an area I’m interested in, I’m like, let’s go.”
- “Fun can be so underrated; we really need it in our work lives.”
- “I’ve spent a lifetime taking myself too seriously, and when I started having fun at work, it was like a whole new world of job satisfaction.”
- “The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.”
Action Steps:
- Embrace work-life balance: As Lisa discussed her transition to focus more on family, this reminds us to recognize the importance of maintaining balance and adjust roles to fulfill personal goals.
- Cultivate curiosity: In leadership, fostering a culture of curiosity can lead to innovative thinking and problem-solving.
- Establish a personal board of advisors: Like Lisa creating a mentoring community, this step can provide diverse perspectives and guidance for professional growth.
- Welcome hybrid work: Lisa’s insights on remote work show it’s essential to adapt leadership strategies to effectively engage teams in various work environments.
- Prioritize “the main thing”: Consistently assessing and maintaining focus on core values can be an effective way to ensure leaders remain on track toward their goals.
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