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I have been working in leadership development consulting for close to nineteen years. I spent years in graduate school earning degrees in organizational psychology so I could be a skilled professional. However, one of the lessons I learned not long after graduation was the same lesson countless accountants, lawyers, engineers, scientists, physicians, and others have learned: school doesn’t teach you what you need to know to be a professional. My graduate education gave me a lot of skills and knowledge that I use regularly in my consulting. But, very little time was devoted to being a psychologist working in my field. My program... Read More

by Bob Grace, Ph.D. I was recently listening to a presentation on leadership that focused on the changing reality of work.  While listening, I was struck by the idea that people are feeling a loss of community at work.  The premise was that the pace of work has eroded the sense of connectedness and community at work.  Immediately, I wondered how my parents, or grandparents, would have responded to the idea of community at work.  Very shortly, I heard my dad’s voice in my head saying, “Community?  You go to work to work.” I believe a large part of the... Read More

This post is the seventh in the series The Mentor’s Way, a set of guides for mentors who want to bring out the best in others. Up until now, many of the Rules of Mentoring have focused on building the relationship between the mentor and protégé and giving direction to the mentoring process. Mentors who have been following these rules have built trusting partnerships where they are able to both show empathy for a protégé and create accountability for progress. As you will see, these mentors are just getting started. In fact, it is by widening the mentoring lens beyond the relationship... Read More