More Than Opening Doors: Ashleigh Shelby Rosette on Mentoring

What makes a mentor memorable? How do you help someone build confidence — not just competence? Ashleigh Shelby Rosette, the James L. Vincent Distinguished Professor of Leadership, has explored these questions from many angles.

“Positive mentors are the reason I am pursuing graduate school today,” writes chemistry Ph.D. candidate Sarah Angle. “The best mentors in my career have embodied three qualities: they are good teachers, they lead with grace and they are fully present.”...

Retired Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., is an executive-in-residence at Duke. He shares guidance about asking for what you want, identifying mentors for different stages and seeking feedback — and why you want to be fully dressed when opportunity knocks.