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- April 2023
- Article
Learning Down to Train Up: Mentors Are More Effective When They Value Insights from Below
By: Ting Zhang, Dan Wang and Adam D. Galinsky
Although mentorship is vital for individual success, potential mentors often view it as a costly burden. To understand what motivates mentors to overcome this barrier and more fully engage with their mentees, we introduce a new construct, learning direction, which... View Details
Keywords: Mentoring; Learning Direction; Interpersonal Communication; Learning; Leadership Development
Zhang, Ting, Dan Wang, and Adam D. Galinsky. "Learning Down to Train Up: Mentors Are More Effective When They Value Insights from Below." Academy of Management Journal 66, no. 2 (April 2023): 604–637.
- Awards
Harvard Business School. Doctoral Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Runner up for the 2010 Doctoral Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Established by doctoral students, the awards recognize HBS faculty "who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering the personal and professional development" of HBS doctoral students. View Details
- Third Quarter 2015
- Article
Should Boards Mentor Their CEOs?: It Is a Complex Question. Here Are the Significant Considerations.
By: Jay W. Lorsch
It's a complex question with significant considerations, including how open the CEO is likely to be to such advice, the company's situation, and the characteristics of the board. View Details
Keywords: Directors; CEO Mentoring; Governing and Advisory Boards; Rank and Position; Management Teams
Lorsch, Jay W. "Should Boards Mentor Their CEOs? It Is a Complex Question. Here Are the Significant Considerations." Directors & Boards 39, no. 5 (Third Quarter 2015): 25–27.
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
Mentoring Award
Professor Max H. Bazerman has been named one of the recipients of this year’s Everett Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award. Based on student nominations, this award is offered annually by the Graduate Student Council of Harvard’s... View Details
- April 21, 2013
- Article
Making Mentoring Count
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Making Mentoring Count." Leadership Forum (April 21, 2013).
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Race Does Matter in Mentoring
implications for minority professionals—and for the people mentoring them through the different stages. (Working Knowledge readers note: Stages 2 and 3 are not covered in detail in this excerpt.) Stage 1 According to my research, a... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
HBS Students Mentor Kids
week for at least one year with a Manville student. “At first, I was worried about the weekly time commitment,” admits Pritchett, who was Rory’s mentor for two years. “But I soon realized that if I made it a high priority, I could... View Details
- January 22, 2012
- Article
The Power of Mentoring
Starting at around age 13, I had a series of weekend and summer jobs — everything from scooping ice cream, making doughnuts and pumping gas to working at the local golf course, where I had to line up carts for the players by 5 a.m. One of my high school teachers... View Details
Chertavian, Gerald. "The Power of Mentoring." New York Times (January 22, 2012), BU.9.
- 2019
- Presentation
On Power, Ambiguity, and Mentoring in the Workplace
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Mentoring young India
- 24 Jan 2012
- News
The Power of Mentoring
- 07 Jul 2017
- News
When Potential Mentors Are Mostly White and Male
- Web
Faculty Mentors | Predoctoral Researchers
Faculty Mentors Accounting & Management Academic Unit Brian K. Baik Assistant Professor of Business Administration Jonas Heese Marvin Bower Associate Professor Jung Koo Kang Assistant Professor of Business Administration Joseph Pacelli... View Details
- 27 Sep 2018
- News
Why Mentoring Matters, and How to Get Started
- 01 Oct 2021
- News
Why You Need Multiple Mentors
- 17 Aug 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Unfinished Business: The Impact of Race on Understanding Mentoring Relationships
- Research Summary
Experiential Learning and Knowledge Mentors
Dorothy Leonard’s research on innovation and knowledge transfer has always emphasized learning by doing. During the past several years, she has been exploring how organizations can foster faster skills learning. While there are generational differences in... View Details
- 24 May 2010
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