When it comes to building effective employee programs, lots of organizations just don’t have the resources to develop and implement a robust mentorship program. So what are some of the most frequent pitfalls mentorship programs face—and how can organizations build more effective and engaging employee programs to nurture careers, create networking opportunities, and create a culture of learning?

Caitlin joined Taylor Elyse Morrison of Inner Workout for her Be School podcast to talk about assertiveness, cut through some gendered and biased definitions, break down what assertiveness actually is, and share top tips for how to start asserting yourself.

Validation means that you recognize another person’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviors as understandable and valid. It shows another person that we hear them and provides an invitation for them to elaborate if they choose. Here’s how to do it—even when you don’t agree with someone.

If people don’t change, your organization doesn’t change, and one of the main reasons people don’t change is because of poor communication. You can have a massive budget and killer spreadsheets but if you’re not telling a story and changing people, your organizational change will never happen. So how can we improve our communication strategy, sway hearts and minds, and get changing?

Talking about mental health at work isn’t easy. Stigma, job insecurity, and a lack of psychological safety are only a few reasons it has been difficult to normalize the conversation around mental health in the workplace. So what can you do to start talking about mental health at work?

When we want someone to change their behavior, our instinct is to try to alter their beliefs and actions by introducing data to prove that we are right and they are wrong. It often fails, because in the face of facts that clash with their prior beliefs, people tend to come up with counterarguments or turn away. So when we want someone to change their behavior, what can we do?