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Modern Mentor

Modern Mentor

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Rachel Cooke is your guide to leadership and communication, helping you craft a workplace environment you can feel good about. She’ll share tips to help you balance your work and personal life, effectively invest your time, and be mindful about where you’re devoting your energy. Let Rachel help you navigate your path to success—however you define it.Macmillan Holdings, LLC Career Success Economics Management Management & Leadership
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  • Why you need to choose confidence (even when you're afraid), with Juan Bendaña
    Oct 28 2025

    870. Confidence isn't a character trait you're born with; it's a muscle you develop. In this episode, author and speaker Juan Bendaña shares his personal journey and introduces his Confidence Cycle framework. We look at the three small decisions that help you generate the necessary energy and courage to take action, ultimately building proof of your own competence at work. Learn how to transform self-doubt from a signal to stop into a signal to grow.

    Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

    Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.

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    36 mins
  • Make meetings matter: Intentional gatherings for impact
    Oct 21 2025

    869. We gather constantly but feel more disconnected than ever. Rachel uses insights from Priya Parker's "The Art of Gathering" to show how intentional gathering can rebuild the connection we're all craving.

    Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

    Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.

    Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.

    Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.

    Links:

    https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/

    https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletter

    https://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentor

    https://twitter.com/QDTModernMentor


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    11 mins
  • How I'm actually using AI at work
    Oct 14 2025

    868. AI is everywhere. There’s not currently a right or wrong way to be using it. Many of us aren’t - largely because we’re not sure where to start. In this episode, let’s talk about some possible starting places for someone who just needs to boost.

    Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.

    Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.

    Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.

    Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.

    Links:

    https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/

    https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletter

    https://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentor

    https://twitter.com/QDTModernMentor


    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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    8 mins
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