Make Mentoring Work for You: Ten Strategies for Success

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Lois J. Zachary

The pervasiveness and popularity of mentoring is undeniable. That it results in significant personal growth and career development is indisputable. That it holds the potential to change people's perspectives and the quality of their lives is irrefutable. Learning and de... More »

Leading a Sea Change in Naval Education

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Pat Galagan

Before retiring in 2009, Rear Admiral Gary Jones directed Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), the Navy's largest shore command that affects the mission of every naval command. During Rear Adm. Jones' tenure he was responsible for every naval schoolhouse except ... More »

When to Lead? When to Manage?

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Roger Plachy

Leadership - so desired, yet so misunderstood. The confusion is due to its juxtaposition, commingling, and blurring with managership. Managers simply don't know where one stops and the other begins. Thus, managers continue to misjudge the distinction between the needs o... More »

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 »

Learning to Behave for Better Performance

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ASTD Staff

The following story was described by Sylvia Lafair, president of CEO Inc., and author of Don't Bring It to Work. More »