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The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive Organizational Innovation and Performance
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The Organizational Network Fieldbook: Best Practices, Techniques, and Exercises to Drive Organizational Innovation and Performance

by Rob Cross, Jean Singer, Sally Colella, Robert J. Thomas, Yaarit Silverstone
July 2007
Intermediate to advanced
384 pages
9h 56m
English
Jossey-Bass
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Chapter 23. SMART MENTORING TO INCREASE CONNECTIVITY

Adrian (Zeke) Wolfberg

The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), a Department of Defense (DOD) combat support agency, is a critical member of the U.S. intelligence community. With more than 12,000 military and civilian employees worldwide, the DIA is a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence, which is used by war fighters, defense policy makers, and force planners to support U.S. military planning, operations, and weapon systems acquisition. A typical DIA project usually involves some sort of collaboration, whether intra- or inter-agency, in an attempt to harness all relevant sources of knowledge in a problem-solving effort.

As in many organizations, however, collaboration, ...

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