What Makes a Good Mentor Great?

Nearly 40 years in chemical manufacturing and business management. This included responsibility as Plant Manager in New York State, Ohio, North Carolina and Texas for plants ranging in size from 150 people to nearly 1,000 union and non-union employees. International business management responsibility included duties as Senior Vice President of Occidental Chemical Corporation's Specialty Chemicals Businesses in Europe, Asia and North America. Academic degrees include Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Masters of Science in Engineering Administration. Active mentor, providing formal mentoring support on-site as well as serving as a "virtual" mentor to mentees in the USA and Mexico, from Chile, utilizing email and web-cam communications. Now serves as a member of Menttium's Advisory Board. Has taught at University level, and has done volunteer teaching in Santiago Chile. Currently General Manager of Occidental Chemical's business unit and manufacturing facilities in Chile, South America.

Kathy E. Kram is a professor in the department of Organizational Behavior at the Boston University School of Management. Her primary interests are in the areas of adult development, mentoring, diversity issues in executive development, leadership, and organizational change processes. In addition to her book, Mentoring at Work, she has published in a wide range of journals including Organizational Dynamics, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Harvard Business Review, Business Horizons, Qualitative Sociology, Mentoring International, Journal of Management Development, Journal of Management Education, Journal of Management Inquiry, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, Career Development International, and Psychology of Women Quarterly. She is currently studying the nature of the mid-life transition for high achieving women, as part of her ongoing program of research on mentoring, relational learning, and adult development. In addition, she continues to study the individual and organizational conditions that promote emotional competence in work settings. All of her research is aimed at enhancing leadership effectiveness and quality of work life.

Since joining Menttium Corporation in 2001, Leslie has helped to direct the flagship cross-company mentoring program Menttium 100®. She currently oversees the business education and program components for Menttium 100 programs worldwide, and leads the facilitation team for mentor and mentee orientations and training sessions. Leslie is a member of Menttium's Senior Leadership Team and has been a guest speaker at local and national conferences, corporate groups and universities including: Deloitte, Carlson School of Management, the University of Nebraska's Cather Circle mentoring conference, and Healthcare Businesswomen's Association.Prior to joining Menttium, Leslie was a senior coach for Change Masters, Inc., a prominent Twin Cities consulting firm specializing in leadership training and communication coaching, where she helped hundreds of leaders in Fortune 100 and 500 companies assess their communication styles and develop strategies to become more effective communicators - both in business and in life. She has frequently been a guest coach at communication workshops sponsored by Health Partners and Health Systems of Minnesota designed to help physicians gain awareness and develop skills in their communication styles with patients and family members. Leslie is a former consultant for Ridge Associates, a New York-based training company dedicated to improving ways in which people communicate and collaborate at work. Leslie currently mentors in the Carlson Undergraduate Mentorship Program.

Dr. Anderson is a business consulting executive, author, and educator with 20 years experience improving the performance of people and organizations. Dr. Anderson is the chief executive officer of MetrixGlobal LLC, a professional services firm that partners with business leaders to maximize the value of people and change initiatives. Dr. Anderson's recent book, Bottom-Line Organization development, breaks new ground in applying powerful evaluation methodology to increase bottom-line value from strategic change initiatives. He was recently recognized as the 2003 ASTD ROI Practitioner of the Year.