Articles
Keeping Mentoring and Coaching Goals Up to Date
by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. Setting goals is a dynamic process that does not end with them being written down. To be motivating over time, goals must be reexamined periodically to both keep them in front of you and ensure they are up to date. Good goals will help guide coaching and mentoring conversations and keep [...]
Mentoring at a Distance
Making Long-Distance Mentoring Work by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. When I first began working with mentoring programs, I was convinced that one of the most important ingredients in successful mentoring was the face-to-face interaction between mentor and protégé. At the time, I couldn’t find any good examples of mentoring pairs making such interactions work. Over the [...]
Leadership in Practice: Mark Swindell of Pfizer
Leadership in Practice A Conversation with Mark Swindell, President, Pfizer Vaccines Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: My current role is president of Pfizer Vaccines. I joined American Cyanamid in 1983, which was acquired by Wyeth in the mid 1990s. Wyeth was [...]
Leadership in Practice: Christine Duffy of Maritz
Leadership in Practice: A Conversation with Christine Duffy, CEO, Maritz Travel Company Q: Can you give me a quick synopsis of how you got to Maritz? A: I started with a company called McGettigan back in 1982, which was a travel business in Philadelphia. I was a project manager working with customers and managing programs [...]