EPS 69 Mentoring our Veterans with Doug Lawrence

Doug Lawrence is the founder of TalentC® and Co-founder of the International Mentor Community. Doug leads organizations to experience the benefits of how mentoring will encourage workforce culture to flow in harmony (mentors), improve productivity from employees (mentees), reducing costly employee onboarding improving the bottom line (organizations). Doug is an International Certified Mentor and has obtained his Certificate of Achievement – Mentoring, his Certificate of Competence – Mentor, and his Certificate of Competence – Journey Mentor from the International Mentoring Community (IMC). Doug’s Practice of Mentoring has resulted in his accumulation of 2,000 hours of mentoring (in-person and virtual), 197 hours of speaking opportunities, and 672 hours teaching others how to effectively mentor. Doug is a volunteer mentor with the Sir Richard Branson Entrepreneur Program in the Caribbean and with the American Corporate Partners in the United States working with military personnel in their transition from military life to civilian life. Doug is currently working with researchers to examine the role of mentoring as a support for those struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). His experience in law enforcement coupled with working with people suffering from PTSD has afforded him a unique view of mentoring and PTSD. Doug is an international speaker and author about all facets of Mentoring. He published “The Gift of Mentoring” in 2014 with his second book set to publish in 2021. Doug works with organizations to establish mentoring programs, influence mentoring as a culture, and provides one-on-one direct mentoring for individuals of all backgrounds and levels globally. Contact Doug directly to discover how mentoring can improve your organization.  https://calendly.com/doug-lawrence Learn more about your host, Kim Lengling. Visit https://www.kimlenglingauthor.com This episode is sponsored by Creative Edge Publicity  http://www.creative-edge.services/