The fire service is an inherently challenging and dangerous profession that demands an elevated level of skill, knowledge, and teamwork. In this environment, coaching and mentoring play crucial roles ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leadership Strategist Dan Pontefract covers leadership and culture. Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have an uncanny ...

Mentors and mentees are roles that carry with them a set of expectations and responsibilities. Mentoring is different from performance review and personnel management. While the latter is an important ...

In the field of fire and emergency services, knowledge and skills transfer is not just a matter of imparting technical expertise but also fostering leadership, resilience, and emotional intelligence.

In today’s dynamically evolving workplaces, mentoring remains a cornerstone of professional development and personal growth. However, the common approach to mentoring has failed to evolve with the ...

Mentoring is well-known to be helpful if not essential for everyone, and it is especially important for people’s careers and professional development. Mentoring relationships in academia have long ...

“The research on mentoring is clear. Those who are mentored out-earn and outperform those who are not. They make higher salaries, get promoted more often, have greater job and career satisfaction and ...

For graduate students, navigating the changing world of academia while researching, writing a dissertation and working towards a degree can be difficult to face alone. For Mary Stromberger, vice ...

Mentoring is an effective and practical strategy for supporting faculty members in their efforts to achieve their highest potential across the career span. In recognition of the importance of ...

Effective May 20, 2024, all National Science Foundation (NSF) grant applications require a mentoring plan for postdoctoral scholars and graduate students (new requirement) supported by the award. In ...