115: Expert Interview: More Than Just a Mentor, Women Need a Champion

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2015

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Ida Abbott has been helping employers develop, manage and retain legal talent since 1995, following a long career as a trial lawyer. A mentor and coach to high achieving individuals, she is a co-founder of the Professional Development Consortium and the Hastings Leadership Academy for Women. Much of her current work focuses on advancing women. It's crucial to have a champion for your career and professional advancement, someone who becomes actively engaged on your behalf. Not every mentor will do this. A champion will not only advise you but will actually make things happen for you. This is the highest form of mentoring.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.6	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 115.
0:17.1	I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison.
0:19.8	Every day, I interview someone from around the world who has
0:22.8	discovered her talents to do work she loves to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:29.6	Once a week, I interview a well-known expert from the fields of personal development, education,
0:35.3	career, and life planning, who shares experiences,
0:38.1	tools, and insights to help our listeners on their journeys.
0:41.0	Today, I'm delighted to bring you our featured expert, Ida Abbott.
0:45.6	Welcome, Ida.
0:47.4	Thank you.
0:48.7	Nice to be here.
0:49.9	It's our pleasure.
0:51.3	Ida Abbott has been helping employers develop, manage, and retain legal
0:55.5	talent since 1995 following a long career as a trial lawyer. She also serves as a mentor and coach
1:03.0	to high achieving individuals seeking professional success. Ida is a leader in many national
1:08.5	and international professional organizations, co-founder
1:11.8	of the Professional Development Consortium and the Hastings Leadership Academy for Women, and
1:17.1	an elected fellow of the College of Law Practice Management.
1:20.9	Much of her current work focuses on advancing women.
1:24.5	She's also written the very popular book, Sponsoring Women, What Men Need to Know. So to that point,
1:32.3	our topic today is how women find sponsors, mentors, and champions.
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