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Leadership in Practice: Jennifer Joyce, Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis

March 1, 2008

Leadership in Practice A Conversation with Jennifer Joyce, J.D., Circuit Attorney, City of St. Louis Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: When I graduated law school, I went to work at a large firm, which was then called Peper Martin. I spent four years in the litigation department of a large law firm, and it was not my cup of tea. I decided that I would do something more interesting to me, even though it meant taking a major salary cut. I put in for a prosecutor...

Planting Seeds for the Future: Making time for Development Conversations

December 1, 2007

by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. In October, I took a trip to Maui, where I drove the road to Hana. Those of you who have made the winding drive carved into the windward side of the Haleakalā volcano will no doubt recall the lush, tropical vegetation that grew everywhere. You may also remember an arboreal oddity: the collections of swaying palm trees were interspersed with incredibly tall and straight pine trees. The narrator on the tour CD we purchased explained that these were Cook’s Pines, trees native to New Caledonia and planted by the British explorer James Cook during his voyages...

Leadership in Practice: Bob Reiter of Monsanto

September 14, 2007

Leadership in Practice A Conversation with Bob Reiter, Ph.D., Vice President Breeding Technology, Monsanto Company Q: Can you give me a 2 minute synopsis of how you got where you are now. A: I was leading a small team for a number of years for a competitor before I joined Monsanto. I came over around the time of the seed acquisitions in 1998. I have always been somebody interested in trying to work outside the box that I am assigned to, and I felt like you could do that more effectively at Monsanto. I was responsible for setting up a...

Getting the Most out of Coaching and Mentoring

September 1, 2007

by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. and Bob Grace, Ph.D. As you know, we are believers in the power of coaching and mentoring in developing leaders (see the June 2005 issue for the difference between mentoring and coaching). We have developed the suggestions below during the years we have spent coaching executives and managers, and working with organizations to improve their mentoring programs. While coaching and mentoring each present a great learning opportunities, there are things you can do to get the most out of the experience: Decide if this is the right time. Coaching requires both actual time on the calendar...

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