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Mentoring in Practice: John Scott of Tyco Healthcare

September 20, 2006

Mentoring in Practice: A Conversation with John Scott, Vice President of Organization Development, Tyco Healthcare Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got where you are now? A: It was through three things I believe. First, make sure I was clear on my career goals, knew the type of role that I wanted to be in. Second, communicate those goals to not only my boss, but to other people within this organization and other organizations, broadening my network. Third, look at the competencies required for success in this position, and work to develop those competencies before the position...

Getting the Basics Right: Logistics in Mentoring

September 14, 2006

When I first started working with organizations to design mentoring programs, I did research to learn the keys to successful mentoring partnerships. The biggest surprise was the importance of deciding on logistics up front. Many potential mentoring pairs failed to form because the parties did not agree on the little things up front. Below are tips I have gathered to help both participants in formal programs as well as those who form their own partnerships: 1. Meeting Schedule: Decide on an approximate meeting schedule. I recommend once a month for most partnerships. 2. Means to Schedule Meetings: Share the best...

Mentoring in Practice: Bill Deemer of SLU

June 14, 2006

Mentoring in Practice: A Conversation with Bill Deemer, Vice President (retireed) of GE Insurance; Mentor in Residence, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University Q: Can you give me a quick synopsis of where you are and how you got here? A: I started out at Chubb Insurance years ago. I worked there until 1977, when I went to R.B. Jones Insurance Agency in Kansas City. I went from the Managing Director to National Director to Senior Vice President of the Health Care practice, and I was responsible for the malpractice business and 300 employees countrywide. In 1999, I went...

Finding the Right Mentor

June 5, 2006

One of the questions I am asked the most is, How does one go about finding a mentor? The advice that a lot of the executives interview for this newsletter give is, “Ask someone.” A lot of people expect a mentor to find them and take them under their wing. While that certainly happens, you should feel just as capable of finding your own mentor. There are two basic steps to take before you “ask someone”: get yourself ready for a mentor, and start searching for one. Before you ask someone to be a mentor, you first need to ask...

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