Lauper and Fierstein have developed a joking mentor-mentee relationship that draws on the classic "Mommie Dearest" film.

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One opinion was that everyone needs and deserves to be taught and managed, but the mentor-mentee relationship develops naturally.

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Another felt that a mentor-mentee relationship can develop through effective teaching by managers who see positive development in those being managed.

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So far, my mentor-mentee relationships have evolved organically.

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