Author: Wendy Murphy

Wendy Murphy
Associate Professor
Wendy Murphy

Wendy Marcinkus Murphy, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management at Babson College. She primarily teaches organizational behavior for undergraduates and managing talent in the graduate programs, as well as customized executive education. Currently, she is Co-Director of the Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship (FME) program, a yearlong interdisciplinary course in which students create, develop, launch, and manage a business. She has served as the Faculty Advisor for the Mentoring Programs through the Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL). Prior to joining the faculty at Babson College, she taught at Boston College and Northern Illinois University. She earned her A.B., M.S., and Ph.D. from Boston College. Professor Murphy’s research interests are in the area of careers. Her work focuses on mentoring and developmental networks, identity, and the work-life interface. Specifically, she explores the mutual learning that occurs through nontraditional developmental relationships for the benefit of individuals and organizations. In addition, she is interested in how positive relationships across the work-life interface facilitate career success.

forget networking
Forget Networking: Create High Quality Connections Building high-quality connections, rather than networking, results in improved personal and professional relationships.
By
January 3, 2024

Posted in Insights

A man and woman smile as they both look at a laptop screen
I’ve Spent Decades Studying How Mentors Make You Successful. Here’s How You Find the Right Ones. In an article from Entrepreneur magazine, Professor Wendy Murphy advises everyone to build a personal board of advisors. Here are five things to know about finding the right mentors.
By
December 18, 2023

Posted in Entrepreneurial Leadership, Insights

Mentor Protege Advice
The New Rules of Mentoring One mentor is not enough in today’s career environment. All professionals should create and maintain a developmental network—a set of people at different levels both within and outside of your workplace that assists you in your personal and professional development. E-mentoring is not only a viable tool to help you do this, but it also could be your most effective one.
By
July 2, 2012

Posted in Insights