Women on Business

MARCH 8, 2011

Create a culture of mentoring. Just under a third of respondents in our recent research said they had a mentor. A culture of mentoring, however, takes mentoring and integrates it into how employees across levels work together and reach out for help, advice and guidance. LaMae graduated from Princeton University.

Human Capital 222

Human Capital Diversity Mentor Career 222

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2014

B&Q (winner of the 2006 “Age Positive Retailer of the Year” Award) says that it hires for soft skills , such as conscientiousness, enthusiasm and customer rapport, which senior workers also seem to show in abundance, while Home Depot famously looks to older store clerks for the experience-based know-how that customers demand.

Absenteeism 9

Absenteeism Human Resources Talent Management Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In early 2006, Diego Rodriguez and I started teaching a class we called “Creating Infectious Action” at the Stanford d. Each newcomer is assigned a mentor—usually an engineer who isn’t a manager—to help him or her navigate Bootcamp. In the years since, we’ve learned a lot from people at that crazy place.

Engineering 9

Engineering Class Software Mentor 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

Webb, who served in the Navy from 1993 to 2006 and radically redesigned the SEAL training course curriculum, graciously shared his insight about what works – and what fails – when effecting a training transformation. The post-9/11 environment demanded it. This made a huge difference.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8