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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.
- 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.
- 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
- April 21, 2013
- Article
Making Mentoring Count
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Making Mentoring Count." Leadership Forum (April 21, 2013).
- 17 Aug 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Unfinished Business: The Impact of Race on Understanding Mentoring Relationships
- 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.
- 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
- April 2001
- Article
The Truth About Mentoring Minorities: Race Matters
By: David A. Thomas
Thomas, David A. "The Truth About Mentoring Minorities: Race Matters." Harvard Business Review 79, no. 4 (April 2001): 98–112.
- January 2008
- Article
Why Mentoring Matters in a Hypercompetitive World
By: Thomas J. DeLong, John J. Gabarro and Robert Lees
DeLong, Thomas J., John J. Gabarro, and Robert Lees. "Why Mentoring Matters in a Hypercompetitive World." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008).
- 09 Nov 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Simple Secret of Effective Mentoring Programs
Old-fashioned mentoring may be one of the most effective ways to improve job performance, but many mentorship programs don’t reach new hires who need guidance most, new research suggests. Newly hired employees at a United States call... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- July 2002
- Case
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Mentoring Program, The (A)
By: David A. Thomas and Gina Carioggia
Describes steps taken to implement and manage a successful employee mentoring program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. A cultural change at the bank provided the context out of which the program grew. The case describes the development of the program,... View Details
Keywords: Design; Training; Human Resources; Employee Relationship Management; Public Ownership; Planning
Thomas, David A., and Gina Carioggia. "Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Mentoring Program, The (A)." Harvard Business School Case 403-019, July 2002.
- 1999
- Book
Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships in Multicultural Organizations
By: A. J. Murrell, F. J. Crosby and R. J. Ely
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
Murrell, A. J., F. J. Crosby, and R. J. Ely. Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships in Multicultural Organizations. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999.
- July 2002
- Case
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Mentoring Program, The (B)
By: David A. Thomas and Gina Carioggia
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Thomas, David A., and Gina Carioggia. "Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Mentoring Program, The (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-020, July 2002.
- summer 2001
- Article
Using Mentoring and Storytelling to Transfer Knowledge in the Workplace
By: Walter C. Swap, Dorothy A. Leonard, Mary Shields and Lisa Abrams
- 1996
- Chapter
Mentoring and the Boundaryless Career: Lessons from the Minority Experience
By: D. Thomas and M. C. Higgins
- 1996
- Working Paper
Mentoring and the Boundaryless Career: Lessons from Minority Experience
By: David A. Thomas and Monica C. Higgins
- 1999
- Chapter
The Sidekick Effect: Mentoring Relationships and the Development of Social Capital
By: M. C. Higgins and N. Nohria