The Great Mentor Match

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ASTD Staff

Every large organization faces a challenge in facilitating career development for diversity and affinity groups. Mentoring is a logical strategy, but mentor recruitment and mentor-mentee matching are often too unwieldy and time-consuming for a volunteer effort in a larg... More »

Francine Ward

ASTD Staff

An interview with Francine Ward, Founder and Director, Esteemable Acts Institute. Through the self-founded Esteemable Acts Institute, Ward helps clients build self-esteem through positive action. More »

Navigating the Transition to Supervisor

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Marjorie Derven

The initial experiences of first-level supervisors can have a major effect on career progression. Many leaders consider such early job challenges to be pivotal in terms of learning how to be more sensitive to others and leading by persuasion. The need for a positive tra... More »

Shifting the Shape of Mentoring

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Laura Francis

Mentoring for the masses. The free exchange of knowledge. Open learning connections. These concepts thrive as realities at Rockwell Collins, a communication and aviation electronics solutions company. "We want mentoring to be available to everyone in our organization," ... More »

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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Aparna Nancherla

Constantly told to keep their guard up against direct discrimination and the glass ceiling, women in the workplace will need to reassess their fighting tactics. Many obstacles that women face happen much earlier in the career development process and are covert in nature... More »