Strategic Relationships at Work: Creating Your Circle of Mentors, Sponsors, and Peers for Success in Business and Life

by Wendy Murphy, Kathy Kram

The business leader's guide to becoming a workplace mentor Business leaders need mentors, too. In fact, the most successful CEOs seek mentors from various points of their lives―-bosses, colleagues, spouses, friends, and even people who work for them. Strategic Relationships at Work explains why mentoring works, why leaders need multiple mentors, and how to identify potential mentors and proactively develop mutually beneficial relationships with them. It provides actionable advice that applies across the many stages of a career. Wendy M. Murphy is an Assistant Professor of Management at Babson College. She also serves as the Coordinator for the Mentoring Programs through the Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL).
Kathy E. Kram is the Shipley Professor in Management at the Boston University School of Management.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published June 6, 2014

Reviews

[Sireesha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of ideas. Practical approaches for organizations.

[Noel Alex]

It is extremely great to know about creating strategic relationships at work.

It changed my perspective on friends and why i am with friends.

[G utf · Rating 3 out of 5]

💙you will attract more sponsors if you:
-perform at a high level at each role
-take on challenging tasks and succeed
-share insights and take credit for accomplishments
-seek out and prepare interaction with senior management
-ask good questions and promote your idea
-f/up after your convos by providing relevant updates or links to resources