Mentoring

A great idea isn’t enough. Leaders must create an environment that allows teams to collaborate successfully over time.

Five strategies to help in-demand mentors manage their time and energy.

A great mentor guides, coaches, and ultimately, sets people up for success. A great sponsor makes sure success translates into the visibility needed to...

Takeaways from a leading NBA player’s long career in basketball

Working–and living–inauthentically can cause stress, mental illness, or worse.

Junior talent — especially those from underrepresented backgrounds — often face challenges making these connections. Here are three strategies that can help.

Ten questions to help you help them — without micromanaging.

Part of your responsibility is being willing to put your credibility on the line to back them up.

Six ways to invest in the person who’s investing in your career.

When we're feeling drained, mentoring is one of the tasks that tends to fall by the wayside. But mentors don't have to burn themselves out to be helpful...

They leverage a vibrant mix of connection and action to advance high performers into leadership.

Mentorship isn’t enough. To develop productive career relationships, you’ve got to be authentic.

Managers often fail to recognize the problem until it’s too late.

Career paths are hard to navigate alone these days.

When given a choice, the employees who most need help are likely to opt out.

The NFL wide receiver on becoming the best he could be

How can you help members of your team achieve their development goals? Coach them as they navigate across their career "rock wall."

Here’s how to spot the signs before you become exhausted.

The ballerina on recognizing and realizing her potential, breaking ground as the first Black principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, and mentoring...

Three strategies for managers.

Make the connections that will help you succeed--and advance faster. Networking doesn't stop once you've landed the job. Building a high-quality, diverse...

Choosing the right summer internship can often mean landing a plum position in the company after graduation. Ria Kumar arrived fully prepped for the summer...

New managers must learn how to lead others rather than do the work themselves, to win trust and respect, to motivate, and to strike the right balance...

Attract, identify, and hire the right people. When there's an opening on your team, filling it is never a quick or easy process. You're down a person,...

Describes steps taken to implement and manage a successful employee mentoring program at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. A cultural change at the...

In 2005, the faculty of the computer science department at Harvey Mudd College reviewed its statistics on gender matriculation. A long-time goal of the...

EnactusOC is a student-led group that had attracted and retained students successfully for over 15 years. In the late spring of 2020, amid the global...

This exercise will introduce the concept of developmental networks and overview relational strategies for advancing careers. During the session, participants...

The case follows the career path of Megha Malagatti, from her humble Indian origins as a member of the Dalit caste (known as "untouchables") to a senior...

An effective and highly motivated executive at 3DP Incorporated, a company that specialized in manufacturing objects with three-dimensional printing,...

The "HBR Women at Work" series, based on the popular HBR podcast of the same name, spotlights the real challenges and opportunities women experience throughout...

Instead of embarking on an odyssey for the perfect mentor, individuals should pursue a strategy of building a network of developmental relationships....

Choosing the right summer internship can often mean landing a plum position in the company after graduation. Ria Kumar arrived fully prepped for the summer...

This collection will help you sharpen the key management skills you need to succeed today. We all want to give more persuasive presentations, write more...

This exercise will introduce the concept of developmental networks and overview relational strategies for advancing careers. During the session, participants...

First-year Columbia Business School student Kristen Peters hoped her summer internship with Taylor Reed (TR) would lead to a job offer in private wealth...

What is the proper role of the instructor in student-professor interactions? What challenges should new teachers expect and what pitfalls should be avoided?...

Makena Lane has a gift for producing results, even in the challenging retail context of the 2010s, but she also has a knack for "ruffling some feathers"...

Trying to figure out where you want your career to head and how to find a job that will take you there? Looking to create the right connections and maintain...

Ten questions to help you help them - without micromanaging.

Make the connections that will help you succeed--and advance faster. Networking doesn't stop once you've landed the job. Building a high-quality, diverse...

Junior talent — especially those from underrepresented backgrounds — often face challenges making these connections. Here are three strategies that can help.

A good relationship depends on both people.

Teaching note for case W18445.

Includes these articles: "To Get Heard, Get in Tune with Your Company's Rhetorical Key," "Why Mentoring Doesn't Work," "Speaking Tips from an Undisputed...

Career development is the process of assessing where you are in your work life, deciding where you want to be, and then making the changes necessary to...

What sets exceptional business leaders apart? One thing, says Sydney Finkelstein, is their ongoing commitment to giving direct reports one-on-one instruction....

Choosing the right summer internship can often mean landing a plum position in the company after graduation. Ria Kumar arrived fully prepped for the summer...

Build a network of support that adapts to your changing needs.