Patricia Sellers on Gerry Laybourne and the 2009 Global Women’s Mentoring Walks
In a recent article, FORTUNE Editor-at-Large and leading partner of the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership Patricia Sellers highlights the involvement of Oxygen Media Founder and former CEO Gerry Laybourne in the 2009 Global Women’s Mentoring Walk in Kampala, Uganda. The Mentoring Walk, coordinated by Vital Voices, is organized by Vital Voices leaders and alumnae of the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Global Women Leaders Mentoring Partnership, and emerged from a tradition initiated by Laybourne. A series of community based events, the Global Women’s Mentoring Walks pair established and emerging women professionals to engage in mentoring partnerships in communities across the globe.
Sellers writes on Laybourne’s influence and on the significance of mentees who are paying it forward, inspiring those in their communities as they have been inspired by leaders like Laybourne. Sellers says of Laybourne after her experience:
“Turns out, [Laybourne] made it home from Uganda in time for Thanksgiving. She decided to give thanks this year, she says, for a world of smart, energetic, game-changing women.”
“Career advice on the move, globally” Patricia Sellers, FORTUNE
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By vital voices staff on December 2nd 2009 in Global Women's Mentoring Partnership, Mentoring, Mentoring Walk, Vital Voices
florence kimani responded on 12 Apr 2010 at 7:19 am #
your are doing great on the mentorship program.
am currently working with house girls/office assistant in kenya helping them to develop their talents and to become better people can i get a mentor to help me achieve the desired results
Thanks in advance