mentoring - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated

what performance metrics are truly important and being consistent in their application. There is no point to encourage senior employees to mentor juniors, for example, but only reward them for time spent with clients. These practices are... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

24 Oct 2018
Sharpening Your Skills

Startup or Established Company? Which Is Best for You?

bad) looks like at scale and possibly a nice brand for your resume. Startups can offer a chance to do all the things that can be either a blessing or a curse depending on your interests. You may miss out on having peers to collaborate with, be forced to look... View Details

Keywords: by Julia B. Austin

05 Dec 2022
What Do You Think?

How Would Jack Welch’s Leadership Style Fare in Today’s World?

manage according to the GE values, reverse mentoring in which young GE employees taught seniors how to use new technologies. And the company regularly rewarded investors. So let’s assume you are both a practitioner (maybe even a former or... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Industrial Products; Media & Broadcasting; Medical Devices & Supplies; Manufacturing

06 Jun 2011
Research & Ideas

Why Leaders Lose Their Way

stay connected to them. Often their spouse or partner knows them best. They aren't impressed by titles, prestige, or wealth accumulation; instead, they worry that these outward symbols may be causing the loss of authenticity. Spouses and partners can't carry this... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

21 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good

entrepreneurship herself, even applying to the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (MIT VMS)—a program that connects budding entrepreneurs to successful businesspeople to develop their ideas. Whenever an entrepreneur applies to the program, a... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Accommodations; Financial Services

07 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Digital Transformation: A New Roadmap for Success

capacity to collaborate with and learn from digital specialists on their teams. To increase digital literacy, some companies are using reverse mentoring programs, with Millennials and Gen Z’ers educating those more senior (because of age... View Details

Keywords: by Linda A. Hill, Ann Le Cam, Sunand Menon, and Emily Tedards

15 May 2015
Research & Ideas

Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom

(and less likely to leave) when they have female partners as mentors and role models. McGinn, Castro, and Lingo wondered how nontraditional role models influenced gender inequality at home—both in terms of professional opportunities and... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Organizing the Family-Run Business

mediate the family's influence on the firm so that neither the financial and employment needs of the family nor family conflicts endanger the long-run viability of the company; and provide helpful mentoring and feedback for family... View Details

27 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

How One Late Employee Can Hurt Your Business: Data from 25 Million Timecards

lines or difficulty in finding a store employee for help. Retail operations: An oxymoron The paper adds granularity to Raman's three decades of research into operations management, which includes a focus on retailing. He notes with a laugh that when he first decided... View Details

Keywords: by Ben Rand; Retail

17 Sep 2018
Research & Ideas

Welcome to Retirement. Who Am I Now?

friends and relatives or start small businesses as a new source of fulfillment. One woman who had been mentoring junior workers at her old firm volunteered her coaching services through a community organization. Putting a material stake... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Entertainment & Recreation

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

buy.” 4. Business leaders strive for inclusivity and gender equality Some of the business leaders featured in the book were among the first generation of women to break through considerable barriers in their professions. One method used to overcome gender bias has been... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

16 Mar 2020
Research & Ideas

How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business

gone. This is an opportunity to learn Slack and Zoom and have a mentor teach you how to use these tools. The second thing is, working remotely is very effective if you can also restructure the organizational processes for how... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

16 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

The Most Successful Startups Have Hands-On Founders

the researchers, is intensive mentoring and monitoring of staff. “Because many young companies face both technological and market risks, founders may prioritize dealing with these challenges rather than the more mundane aspects of human... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

14 Aug 2006
HBS Case

On Managing with Bobby Knight and “Coach K”

players beyond the basketball court. Feelings about Knight also follow generational lines. While younger students often see Knight as little more than a bully, older participants tell stories of doing their best work under a mentor with... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Sports

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

make your career. I'm going to take a lawyer. I'm going to bring him inside the company. I'm going to give him a job in the business and I'm going to mentor him." And on my best day as CEO, I'm simply channeling what Roy Vagelos taught me... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

01 Nov 2022
What Do You Think?

Why Aren’t Business Leaders More Vocal About Immigration Policy?

teammates engage with each other to connect, network, create? Personal experiences varied. Jacob Navon said that, “ one cannot substitute f2f when it comes to building culture and mentoring new hires Besides, WFH (work from home) is a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

23 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Sponsorship Programs Could Actually Widen the Gender Gap

mentorship on steroids. While a mentor may provide valuable career advice and an empathetic ear, a sponsor will actively advocate for a protégé’s career—formally and publicly recommending her for high-profile projects or job promotions.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

06 May 2021
HBS Case

How Four Women Made Miami More Equitable for Startups

perpetuates income and wealth disparities. “Not having anyone in our immediate network that could mentor and advise us made it harder and more expensive for us,” Hatcher says in the case, recalling the sale of an earlier venture. When... View Details

Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo

12 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

How Scale Changes a Manager's Responsibilities

decision, but to guide and mentor the team through the decision process. You may interview candidates at this stage, too, but I suggest this be to help a junior manager resolve concerns they have about the candidate or probe more deeply... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

10 Jan 2023
Op-Ed

Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage

teach others! My father called any lesson, even if we failed, “money in the bank.” Take time to reflect on what you learned (above) and how you might be able to mentor others to grow or avoid pitfalls. Not only will this help others... View Details