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?

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.

Often, when faced with a problem or decision, we’re too close to the situation to get perspective. It might sound impossible to create distance from a situation when it’s our own, but the good news is, it’s not. That’s where self-coaching comes in, and to self-coach, we need psychological distance—here’s how to create it.