Nemanick Leadership Consulting Articles on Mentoring and Leader Development

Leadership in Practice: Mark Swindell of Pfizer

July 11, 2011

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 acquired by Pfizer late last year. What got me to where I am now is three things: a little bit of luck, a lot of hard work, and the confidence on occasion to take calculated risks. I began my career in finance in the UK. ...

Leadership in Practice: Christine Duffy of Maritz

July 5, 2011

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 in a small group that started with 5 people that focused on the group travel business. I started on the front-line, and we grew that business to 500 people over 20 years. We had offices around the country and about $250 million in revenue. In...

Leadership in Practice: Peter Raven, Ph.D. of the Missouri Botanical Garden

December 1, 2010

Leadership in Practice A Conversation with Peter Raven, Ph.D., President, Missouri Botanical Garden Q: Can you give me a two minute synopsis of how you got to where you are now? A: I was interested in biology from the time I was a little kid and I went to UCLA in graduate school for plant sciences. Then, I taught at Stanford University for 9 years in the department of biology. As that went along, I came to think that I would rather do something that was more diverse and interesting. So, I chose to move to this job at the...

Revisiting Mentoring

September 30, 2009

by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. When I started this newsletter almost six years ago, much of the focus was on helping individuals and organizations get the most out of mentoring relationships. Most of the articles in the newsletter at that time were tips for mentors and protégés on how to approach mentoring to build such partnerships for both their own benefit and the benefit of the organization. Although we have broadened the scope of our newsletter over the last few years to focus on leadership more broadly, I thought it was a good time to review some of those tips and...

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