Keys to Mentoring Success. The mentor/mentoree relationship is a special one. Here’s how to make it work. Multicultural Communication Tips. Useful strategies for both native and non-native English speakers on how to communicate more effectively in today’s culturally diverse workplace.

Additional Management Articles of Interest:

• Tips for Gen X Managers. Simple strategies to foster increased respect and cooperation between the four generations working together in today’s organizations.

• The Seven Deadly Sins of Management. Arrogance, indecisiveness, disorganization, negativism, etc. You’ve probably encountered all seven deadly sins of management. But are you guilty of them yourself?

• Making Change Happen: a Corporate Priority. In today’s workplace, change is an ongoing process. Here are some strategies for making change work in your organization.

• Focus on Your Business’s Top Priorities. If your organization isn’t as successful as it should be, the problem may be a lack of focus on what really matters.

• Brainstorming and Beyond. Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., explains how to use brainstorming to create a more innovative workplace.

• Crisis Management in a Code Orange World. An exclusive interview with Ian Mitroff, the author of the new book Why Some Companies Emerge Stronger and Better from a Crisis—7 Essential Lessons for Surviving Disaster.

• The Case for Performance Management. The return on investment in performance management is huge—improved employee performance and satisfaction are just the beginning.

• Strategies for Effective Problem Solving. Job one for any manager is the ability to identify business challenges and then work with his or her team to come up with effective solutions. Here are five tips to help you.

• New Survey Shows Huge Jump in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Costs. A survey of corporate boards by RHR International and Directorship reveals annual Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs now average $16 million a year. Plus, seven tips for improving board effectiveness

• Social Capital: It's Who You Know. Developing and nurturing social networks at work isn't about chatting at the water cooler. The knowledge flow and powerful connections developed between employees can have a real impact on an organization's bottom line.

• “My Way or the Highway”—Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Micromanagement. Shockingly, four out of five workers say they've been a victim of micromanagement. Harry E. Chambers, author of the new book My Way or the Highway, outlines the five defining behaviors of a micromanager, along with effective coping strategies.

• How to Handle Employee Complaints. Every supervisor is inevitably confronted with employee complaints. Here are some tips on how to deal with the ones you can fix and the ones you can't—from AMA's new seminar “Survival Skills for Supervisors.”

• Guidelines for Effective Praising. Author and motivational speaker Dr. Bob Nelson prescribes an “ASAP-cubed” formula for praising employees— “as soon, as sincerely, as specifically, as personally, as positively and as proactively as possible.”

• Five Simple Strategies for Unifying Your Project Teams. Follow these time-tested tips to help ensure any project's success.

• Working Successfully with the “Seven Workplace Behavioral Types.” Gain the upper hand by learning how to recognize and deal with each of these seven behavioral types—-it doesn't matter whether the person is your boss or your direct report.