USAHEC: The Officer Profession: Mentorship and Coaching

Why Men Should Mentor Women

"Captain David Smith, PhD and Brad Johnson, PhD of the U.S. Naval Academy share research from their new book 'Athena Rising,' a straightforward, no-nonsense manual for helping men to become excellent mentors to women. Women face more barriers in securing mentorships than men, and when they do find a mentor, they may reap a narrower range of both career and psychological benefits. Men need to fully appreciate just how crucial their support of promising junior women can be in helping them to persist, promote, and thrive in their vocations and organizations."

Mentoring: Strategy Research Projects

"Building the Bench": Army National Guard Mentoring
Call Number: Root Hall AD-A 479 658
Jeffrey A. Jahnke, Strategy Research Project,
(Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2018).
George C. Marshall: A Study in Mentorship
Joseph C. Dooley, (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 1990).
Improving Mentorship and Leader Development in the US Army
Call Number: Root Hall AD-A 561 068
Andrew Cole, Jr., Strategy Research Project (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2012).
Mentorship: A Joint Perspective from a Deployed Environment
Call Number: Root Hall AD-A 520 034
Burl W. Randolph, Jr., Strategy Research Project (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2010).
Mentorship: Strategically Leveling the Playing Field for African American Officers
Call Number: Root Hall AD-A 494 757
James B. Bryant, Strategy Research Project (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2009).
Targeted Mentorship: Is It Still Relevant Today?
Call Number: Root Hall AD-A 589 323
Reginald O. Godbolt, (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2013).

Coaching: Strategy Research Projects

Catalyst for Leader Development: The Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback Program
Call Number: Ridgway Hall SRP 2016 McA
Kevin A. McAninch, Strategy Research Project (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2016).
Reclaiming the Essence of Leadership
Derek K. Thomson, Strategy Research Project (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2017).
Team Leadership for Mission Command
Call Number: Ridgway Hall SRP 2015 Norm
Geoffrey A. Norman, Strategy Research Project (Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army War College, 2015).

Fox Conner as Mentor

Grey Eminence: Fox Conner and the Art of Mentorship by Edward Cox
Call Number: Root - U53.C568 C69 2011
(Stillwater, OK: New Forums, 2011).
Grey Eminence: Fox Conner and the Art of Mentorship by Edward Cox
(Arlington, VA: Association of the United States Army, 2010).
Fox Conner: Pershing’s Chief of Operations and Eisenhower’s Mentor by Steven Rabalais
Call Number: Ridgway Hall E745.C66 R33 2016
(Philadelphia, PA: Casemate Books, 2016).

Mentoring: Articles

"The Army Doesn't Effectively Mentor NonCommissioned Officers. It Needs to Start"
Eddie Jackson
Modern War Institute at West Point (January 19, 2018).
"The Army Learning Model: Mentoring at its Best"
Clint L. Cooper
Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin 40, no. 2 (July-September 2014): 26-27.
"A Call for an Effective Mentorship Program"
Robert A. Crapanzano and Chaveso L.Cook
Infantry 106, no. 2 (April-June 2017): 9014
"The Effect of High-Performing Mentors on Junior Officer Promotion in the US Army"
David S. Lyle and John Z. Smith
Journal of Labor Economics 32, no. 2 (April 2014): 229-258.
"It Takes More than Rank to Make a Mentor"
Raymond Kimball
Association of the United States Army (January 13, 2015).
"Mentoring: Civilian Contributions to the Joint Force"
Kevin D. Scott
Joint Force Quarterly, no. 84 (First Quarter 2017): 131-133.
"Mentoring, Coaching, and Counseling: Toward a Common Understanding"
Jim Thomas Jim and Ted Thomas
Military Review 95, no. 4 (July-August 2015): 50-57.
"Mentoring in the U.S. Navy: Experiences and Attitudes of Senior Navy Personnel"
Brad W. Johnson and Gene R. Andersen
Naval War College Review 68, no. 3 (Summer 2015): 76-90.
"The Mentorship Dilemma Continues"
Military Review 89, no. 6 (November-December 2009): 99-103.
"Professional Military Education: Mentoring Has Value When You Soldiers Want for Experience"
Charles Allen and Tomas Galvin
Association of the United States Army (June 15, 2015).
“Relationships Matter: It Takes One Marine to Make Another Marine Better”
Charles A. Walker
Marine Corps Gazette 102, No. 6 (June 2018): 42-43.
"The Seven Deadly Sins of Army Mentoring"
Raymond Kimball
War Room (June 23, 2017).

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Mentoring: Books

Deep Mentoring: Guiding Others on their Leadership Journey by Randy D. Reese and Robert Loane
Call Number: Root Hall BV652.1 .R447 2012
(Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, 2012).
Deep Smarts: How to Cultivate and Transfer Enduring Business Wisdom by Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap
Call Number: Root Hall HF5385 .L46 2005
(Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2005).
Learning from Other Women: How to Benefit From the Knowledge, Wisdom, and Experience of Female Mentors by Carolyn S. Duff
Call Number: Root Hall HD6054.2.U6 D84 1999
(New York, NY: AMACOM, 1999).
The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships by Lois J. Zachary
Call Number: Root Hall LB1731.4 .Z23 2012
2nd Edition
(San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2012).

Coaching: Books

The CCL Handbook of Coaching by Sharon Ting and Peter Scisco (Eds.)
Call Number: Root Hall HD30.4 .C46 2006
ISBN: 9780787976842
(San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2006).
Choosing an Executive Coach by Karen K. Miller and Wayne Hart
Call Number: Root Hall HD57.7 .C45 NO.410
(Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership, 2001).
A Coach's Guide to Developing Exemplary Leaders: Making the Most of The Leadership Challenge and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner, and Elaine Biech
Call Number: Root Hall HD30.4 .K68 2010
(San Francisco, CA: Pfieffer, 2010).
Coaching for Leadership by Marshall Goldsmith, Laurence Lyons, and Alyssa Freas (Eds.)
Call Number: Root Hall HD30.4 .C63 2000
(San Francisco, CA : Jossey Bass/Pfeiffer, 2000).
Coaching Women to Lead by Averil Leimon, Helen Goodier, and François Moscovici
Call Number: Root Hall BF637 .L4 L45 2011
(New York, NY: Routledge, 2011).
FYI: For Your Improvement; A Guide for Development and Coaching by Michael M. Lombardo and Robert W. Eichinger
Call Number: Root Hall HD57.7 .L551 2009
Fifth Edition.
(Minneapolis, MN: Lominger International, 2009).
Using Your Executive Coach by E. Wayne Hart and Karen Kirkland
Call Number: Root Hall HD57.7 .C45 NO.415
Revised.
(Greensboro, NC: Center for Creative Leadership, 2003).