Make meetings better by focusing on the beginning

Set clear boundaries to keep mentoring professional | Celebrate and praise team members for better outcomes | Spirit Airlines refocuses on customers, communication Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 17, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( ADVERTISEMENT  [] Leading Edge [] [Set clear boundaries to keep mentoring professional]( The #MeToo movement should be encouraging workplace mentoring, not creating fear for men that they can't be professional and in the same space as women, John Baldoni writes. "Mentorship is a professional relationship in a professional setting, and if conducted as such should cause no concern," says Shannon Polson, CEO of the Grit Institute and former military helicopter pilot. 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