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Mentoring and Leadership Resources

Links to On-line Resources

General Mentoring

• The Free Management Library -Articles on being a mentor, tips for mentees, and descriptions of mentoring
• Allbusiness.com Article on Mentoring in the Workplace - Discusses mentoring and coaching as a form of leadership development and improved organizational efficiency
• The University of Wisconsin Madison Women Faculty Mentoring Program - Check out the details, information and suggestions of a similar mentoring program
• New York Times Article "A Sisterhood of Workplace Infighting" - A candid article about the type of gender dynamics that make mentoring so important

Goal Setting

• Setting Goals Effectively - Hints and tools for setting realistic, attainable goals
• Vital Goal Setting Tips from SelfImprovementMentor.com - Setting realistic and attainable goals
• SMART Goal Setting - Learn the definition and usage of the SMART goal setting technique
• Follow up article on achieving SMART professional goals
• Planning for the Future: Setting Goals - Career planning article that focuses on professional goal setting

Leadership

• Female Leadership: Changing Business for the Better - Author Sally Helgesen explores the effect of female leadership and the characteristics of women leaders
• Men Rule - At Least in Workplace Attitudes - Results of an MSNBC survey indicate that stereotypes again women leaders are abundant within both genders, and conscious efforts need to be made to overcome them

Networking

• Boston.com Article on Networking: Flex Your Networking Skills - Although this article focuses on networking for job searching, the material and suggestions given are applicable for everyday networking and relationship building
• How to Build a Professional Network - An article discussing the necessary skills and process of effective networking

Titles Currently Offered in the MPWMP Lending Library

• Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, by Dr. Lois P. Frankel
• Ask For It, by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever
• Smart Networking, by Liz Lynch
• The Other 90%, by Robert K. Cooper
• Seducing the Boys Club, by Nina DiSesa
• New Girl on the Job, by Hannah Seligson
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey
• Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman, by Gail Evans

The new lending library is located in the Office of Human Resources (Donnelly 120). Stop by anytime to check out the available titles, and borrow any books that interest you!