Mentoring needn’t feel like a minefield. Here’s how to identify your needs and target the right person for the right reasons. By Debra Walton (Chief Content Officer, Thomson Reuters) When I speak at leadership forums, one of the things that strikes me is how many...
By Cassie Phillipps (Executive Producer, Failcon) I believe it’s not that women need more mentors; it’s that we need to change our relationship with mentors. Erin Wolf made the distinction, and I think it is very valid, that “Women get Mentored. Men Get Sponsored.” If...
By Nilofer Merchant (Contributing Writer, Harvard Business Review) A CEO of a software company reaches out to me recently, and asks me to take a 20-minute meeting to review his strategy/execution software. Sounds low-key, right? I put forth a requirement to do the...