Mel Butcher's Blog

I have a friend who has grown up, professionally speaking, in the software consulting space. As you might imagine, the majority of her...

PM roles are orchestrated many different ways. On one end of the spectrum, I've seen a model of project manager where the title holder is...

There's a question podcast listeners have asked me more than once, incidentally, for more than one episode. This will be after I've...

There's a book titled Indistractible by Nir Eyal. I wish I had read this at the beginning of the pandemic, but I'm still happy to be...

After a recent talk I (Mel) gave about career mentorship and sponsorship, there was a Q&A period. A young man shared the following...

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is piloting a new mentorship program and I got to be the keynote speaker for their kickoff......

If you're here, chances are good that you heard me give a talk about mentorship and sponsorship. Thank you for listening and engaging...

After a number of career fairs and recruiting events, I've begun to recognize some patterns. If you are a graduating or entry level...

Once you get a halfway decent job, you should expect "financial advisors" to begin approaching you. I put this in quotations because...

She delivers high quality work for which she receives praise. But she got passed over for the raise and promotion she believes she deserves.

When you think about working for a boss that motivated you, what do you remember? How did they treat you? What sort of things did they em

I only just read this book last year. The observations and predictions of the book were far ahead of its time. Though, I can imagine how...

We've had two C-Suite guests on the Lead to Soar podcast that echoed some similar perspective/advice. Can you guess where they aligned?...

You don't need a reminder that we're still in the midst of a pandemic. But you might need a reminder about things we take for granted that..

People don't set out to make mistakes...

...The narrative I was taught and could easily substantiate from experience about "catty" women... it never served me. When I chose to...

...The professionals whom I got to interact with mentored me, usually without knowing it. I listened to them. I watched them....

"Leadership is using the greatness in you to achieve and sustain extraordinary outcomes by engaging the greatness in others."

... Of course, goal setting isn't just for the new year. The best time to get clear on your goals is today.

It's popular to tell professionals to be more authentic at work. It ranks right up there with telling women they should be more confident...