Insight on Coaching
The Value of Mentorship
Season 5, Episode 9 - Air Date: June 9th, 2008
Audio File - Length 56:16, File Size - 26.4 MB
National Mentoring Month is marked each January, with an annual "Thank Your Mentor Day" at the end of the month.
Why is having a mentor as important in business as also serving as a mentor?
What resources are available to mentors and mentees, and how does Corporate America view or support the role of mentorship?
What is the role of the mentor versus coach, and what do the two share in common?
Guests
Summary
According to a recent March 20th, 2008 Business Week article titled “Mentors Make A Business Better,” writer Emily Keller noted that “successful mentorship can be in any number of forms: online or in-person, in both formal and informal settings, on a temporary or long-term basis, and between individuals or in groups. What is essential, experts say, is direction, dedication, and openness.”
According to a 2003 Office Solutions article titled “Creating A Company Mentoring Program”, one of our Insight on Coaching guests Barton Goldsmith adds “if you’ve experienced the professional and personal growth that comes from a great mentoring relationship, then you’ll understand the value that comes from creating your own company mentoring program.”
What resources are available to mentors and mentees across corporations, educational institutions, nonprofits, and other organizations?
And what is the role of a mentor versus a coach? Do the two share things in common?
Our panel of guests address these questions and more.