Most companies around the globe clearly believe that people should have the opportunity to achieve as much as their initiative and native talent can justify, but too many managers still lack the wherewithal to effectively groom junior employees who have the potential to climb the corporate ladder. The support of a mentor is an integral part of any effort to maximize someone’s full potential. A mentor-protégé relationship has many unique features, which both sides of the relationship need to understand and appreciate. Serving in the role of mentor to protégés involves providing highly individualized guidance from someone with the appropriate background, life, and work experiences and, importantly, an avid interest in helping others reach their life and career goals.9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Mentors features a set of proven techniques for those who serve as mentors in a variety of contexts, but particularly in the workplace.This new title completes a trilogy of practical books on management skills along with 9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Bosses and 9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Teams by these two highly acclaimed authors.

Project management is a growing field, and is expanding to more industries; however, it still faces the same challenges it did decades ago. There is a lack of understanding and recognition of how knowledge is shared and how knowledge sharing can help project teams accomplish successful outcomes. Without knowledge transfer and sharing, organizations fail to continue practices that worked well and fail to discontinue those that resulted in errors or rework. The research presented in this book builds on the theories of organizational learning, knowledge management, and dynamic capabilities. Data was obtained through a quantitative survey from project professionals working on information technology (IT) projects in the United States. The goal of this study was to gain an understanding of the influence of knowledge transfer in IT projects that contributes to project success. Results and conclusions should be of benefit to project managers in all industries.

What do individuals admire most about bosses for whom they love to work? Research shows that it is their people skills that make the difference. Learn a proven, results-oriented "People Management Formula" that prominent management coaches use to build these people-oriented leadership skills. Then practice these skills using sensible training techniques that make the authors' model come to life in the workplace. The People Management Formula -- your recipe for leadership success!

This book defines the essence of superior performance by project teams at work, and identify nine attributes of team membership and team leadership that set the stage for accomplishment of group objectives.

In 6 Habits of Highly Effective Teams Kohn and O'Connell provide a model of superior team performance that draws on the coauthor's 50 years of combined organizational development experience and research. Highly effective teams, the authors insist, are characterized less by the technical competencies of individual team members and more by widespread agreement and alignment with a small but extremely relevant team processes, values, and understandings. By focussing on and reinforcing a half dozen team "habits", groups can develop the kind of synergies that define collaborative excellence. The model is simple and practical, but it can yeild extremely powerful results for any size organization.