Mentoring

Effective sponsors can help catapult junior talent into top management tiers, and good proteges can greatly expand the reach and impact of senior leaders-but...

A shadow board is a group of nonexecutive employees who work with senior executives on strategic initiatives. It is designed to leverage insights from...

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When choosing a mentor, pick someone who can appreciate your career dreams and help you achieve them.

Women know who they are.

It’s time to tell stories of women who lead men.

It's time to clarify what sponsorship looks like.

A paycheck alone won't jumpstart a career.

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

Daniel Goleman, author of "The Focused Leader," explains why leaders need to cultivate a triad of awareness--an inward focus, a focus on others, and an...

Use your influence to amplify, boost, connect, and defend your colleagues.

You have a unique opportunity to provide the kind of support that a boss, friend, or parent simply can't.

Ten questions to help you help them - without micromanaging.

Vic, the CEO of a sporting goods company in this fictional case study, is pleased with the numbers. For several years now, they've gone steadily in one...

It's not about making people more like you.

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.

Get the board involved in the leadership pipeline.

Beware of performative allyship.

Advice for guys, from guys.

NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018-19 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when...

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...

Sophie Chen, an Asian-American MBA student at Harvard Business School, describes a professional situation in which she was unable to mentor a junior person...

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

How to lean in at work. Women regularly face unfair challenges in the workplace--from being passed over for promotion to being ignored in conversation....

Even as a teenager, Nadine Vogel knew she wanted to be an executive with a FORTUNE 500 company. This case chronicles her journey and her life and career...

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

UltraTech Cement Limited was a global leading producer of cement that had implemented best-in-class safety practices at all of its units. Despite this,...

Geeks and Geezers is a book that will forever change how we view not just leadership--but the very way we learn and ultimately live our lives. It presents...

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...

The key to advancing gender equality? Men. Women are at a disadvantage. At home, they often face an unequal division of household chores and childcare,...

Supplement for case W20737

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...

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...

Are you investing in the right people? Many people know the benefit of finding a sponsor--someone who goes beyond traditional mentorship to partner with...

Francisco J. Riberas sat in his office reflecting on his first summer working at the family business, in 1989. Growing up, Francisco Riberas had learned...

Inspiring conversations, advancing together. Women often face unique challenges in the workplace, from navigating the wage gap and facing unfair biases...

The sustainable investing market was a recent phenomenon in the first decade of the 21st century. However, an increasing number of investors began to...

Effective sponsors can help catapult junior talent into top management tiers, and good proteges can greatly expand the reach and impact of senior leaders-but...

A shadow board is a group of nonexecutive employees who work with senior executives on strategic initiatives. It is designed to leverage insights from...

NBA Superstar Dirk Nowitzki was unsure whether the 2018-19 season would be his last as an NBA player. He had not faced such uncertainty since 1998, when...

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When choosing a mentor, pick someone who can appreciate your career dreams and help you achieve them.

Women know who they are.

Four obstacles you may face, and how to overcome them.

It’s time to tell stories of women who lead men.

It's time to clarify what sponsorship looks like.

A paycheck alone won't jumpstart a career.