Mentor networks and career success: Lessons for turbulent times
研究发现，在组织变革和职业无边界化的背景下，管理者需要建立多元化的导师网络，而非依赖单一导师，以获取持续的知识和职业成功，并提出了五种构建有效发展关系的策略。
Many managers credit key professional achievements to the guidance of a mentor. Past research supports such anecdotal evidence, reporting that traditional one-on-one mentoring has been an integral component of protégé advancement, compensation, and satisfaction within traditional organizations. However, because organizational structures have changed and careers have become boundaryless, the aspiring manager today must make use of an intelligent network of multiple mentors in order to flourish in a changing workplace. This is especially true in turbulent business environments where layoffs, career plateaus, and limited promotion opportunities can derail the careers of even the most promising managers. Using support from interviews with executives, we detail the advantages of a diverse mentor network and the significant roles which multiple mentors can play in the enrichment of a protégé's professional life. We demonstrate how multiple mentors have the potential to help protégés continuously acquire knowledge (e.g., knowing why, how, and whom competencies) which they can leverage for career and personal success within and across organizational boundaries. Finally, we offer five specific strategies for creating effective developmental relationships and building intelligent career networks.