416:- The coaching and mentoring roles The word "mentor" comes from the The Odyssey‚ written by the Greek poet Homer. As Odysseus (Ulysses" in the Latin translation) is preparing to go to fight the Trojan war‚ he realises he is leaving behind his one and only heir‚ Telemachus. Since Telemachus is only of primary school age‚ and since wars tended to drag on for many years‚ Odysseus recognises that Telemachus needs to be coached on how to be king whilst he is off fighting. He engages a family friend
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The need for mentoring programs for principals has occurred due to the high stakes of accountability for improving schools through student achievement. The idea that new leaders should have mentors to guide them through their career development with skills and managing the stress of their occupation has become increasingly accepted (Mertz‚ 2004). Even veteran leaders can benefit from an opportunity to receive advice‚ support and role modeling from other colleagues. In these types of relationships
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evaluate the use of Mentoring and/or coaching to support both your own and others‚’ development of professional skills and knowledge. In ancient Greek mythology Mentor was the friend of Odysseus and tutor to his son. His name is well-known for a faithful and wise adviser. Today on the athletic field and in corporate offices a mentor or coach can help elevate performance. (http://heartlandbusinessexchange.com/MentorCoach.aspx) There are many definitions for coaching and mentoring. The commonality we
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Benefits of Mentoring in Nursing Kerri Wiggins Wilmington University Benefits of Mentoring in Nursing Nursing is an evolving profession with an aging work force. Newer nurses are entering a challenging and‚ at times‚ thankless profession. The need to train new staff in order to promote desired entry into the profession and increase retention in the field and workplace is dire. The adage that nurses eat their young is a common well-known phrase. It is unlikely in today’s world‚ where career
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The Role of Leadership and Mentoring in the University 1 The Role of Leadership and Mentoring in the University: A Brief Assessment of Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academic Richard Ansah Sarpong Disclaimer: The author have no special benefit nor propaganda agenda arising from the direct application of this research. It is purely for academic purpose. *** As effective leadership has become the drive for growing businesses‚ organizations and institutions today‚ mentoring has become one way of ensuring young
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‘’I’m more a brother or a friend‚ I guess‚ than a parent or anything. That’s the way I try to act and be with him. I don’t want him to think—and I don’t think he does—that I’m like a teacher or a parent or something. . . . I don’t want him to be uncomfortable‚ like I’m going to be there always looking over his shoulder and always there to report him for things he does wrong and that he tells me. I just want to be there as his friend to help him out. —Mentor‚ Minneapolis EXPANTIATE
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suffer a loss because their employees were not well-equipped to handle specific situations. And because of this‚ mentoring and coaching have become a very strategic manner in which organizations train and manage their employees. In such a setting‚ the atmosphere is more personal as opposed to a seminar and it is quite helpful as some cases have attested to it. The goal of mentoring is to be able to encourage an organization ’s employees to further improve themselves and the skills that they have
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organizations that offer help to those who are in need of it. For students‚ most especially the freshmen who are experiencing the difficulty of the transition from high school to college‚ they are also given some guidance by the school through mentoring programs. Facing their new environment would mean facing challenging and different obstacles in their career. But how do they face some
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Contents 1: Introduction to Leadership and Mentoring 2: definition of leaders and Mentors 3: Exemplary models 4: Roles and Values 5: Standard & Ethics 6: Case study 7: Conclusion 8: References I: Introduction Leadership and mentoring has generally been mistaken to be the same thing however during the course of this assignment I aim to prove otherwise that although leaders and mentors may share some similar traits they have different definitions and perform different functions. There
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Solutions to coaching and mentoring a large UK-based customer facing organisation over a two year period and beyond Introduction The chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in the UK (CIPD 2009) reports that 79% of survey respondents are using coaching within their organisation and that 77% say coaching has been increasing in recent years. It is therefore no surprise that the large UK-based customer facing organisation‚ where I am hypothetically working as a human resources manager
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