This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: DIY Mentoring Program, Mini Reviews of Voices by Arnaldur Indriðason, Faithful Place by Tana French and The Impossible Dead by Ian Rankin, 2011 Interviews and Book for Mentoring. Mondays at the Salon It may seem weird to you that there is such a thing as a do-it-yourself mentoring program. We have been conditioned to think of mentoring in a certain way, in a traditional way, where someone, usually at a senior level, advises and guides another person at a more junior level. Before you create a mentoring program for yourself, first you have to understand what mentoring … [Read more...]
Wise Women: Jane Addams, Pioneer in Social Reform, Founder of Hull House and First American Woman to be Awarded a Nobel Peace Prize
December 7, 2011 by
Jane Addams was a pacifist and strongly believed that war was not an appropriate solution to disputes – her family followed the Quaker faith which valued hard work and change through peaceful efforts. She worked tirelessly to promote peace by mobilizing people to form groups to advocate for peace. Addams’ efforts resulted in receiving a Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, the first woman in the US to be awarded that prize. She was also a social reformer and in 1889, co-founded Hull House, the first settlement agency to serve immigrant families, which is still operating today. Addams helped to launch the National Association for the Advancement of … [Read more...]
Alfred Nobel: 7 Lessons From the Man Who Funded the Nobel Prizes
June 14, 2010 by
Many people have heard of the Nobel Prizes, and some will assume that they were named after some guy or girl named Nobel. And yes you would be correct, his name was Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896), and he was born in Stockholm. Nobel is also the person who invented dynamite and other detonating devices. Alfred Nobel is one of the 100 scientists mentioned in Quantum Leaps: 100 Scientists Who Changed the World by Jon Balchin. He was chosen not so much for his scientific contributions, but because he left most of the wealth- from the success of selling dynamite, and investing in his brothers' oil company - to fund a series of awards for peace, … [Read more...]
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