... only Mentoring Networks Professional development Principal School leadership Principal preparation The role of the school principal is critically important in shaping and supporting our most important resource within the school - the people. From supporting and protecting students...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified that cultural competence can impact the intercultural mentoring relationship, and that each party plays a vital role in ensuring the success of the relationship. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists...

...Adebukola E. Oyewunmi; Robert Ebo Hinson Purpose This paper examines the dark side of mentoring, its far-reaching effects and organizational interventions for navigating it. Design/methodology/approach Literature review and narrative analysis are adopted to achieve the objective of the paper...

...Anubhuti Saxena Purpose The aim of the article is to explore how mentoring can act as a strategy for developing talent of the emerging young workforce, which predominantly comprises Gen Y and Gen Z. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is authored by an independent writer who provides...

... to counter baby boomer knowledge loss are addressed in the workplace. Findings Develop succession plans using standard operating procedures and job aids to reduce knowledge loss and enhance retention. Deploy hands-on training to share historical knowledge, enhance relationship building, mentoring...

...Nuria Gisbert-Trejo; Eneka Albizu; Jon Landeta; Pilar Fernández-Ferrín Purpose This article aims to present the differences in implementation between individual mentoring programs (IMPs) and group mentoring programs (GMPs). Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study used semi...

... development. However, it is difficult to assess the measurable impact of this on the careers of women and how it could help in improving diversity in leadership roles. The findings suggest that sponsorship, which is an action-oriented strategy can complement mentoring and bring desired results. Originality...

...Neha Garg; Pankaj Singh Purpose Reverse mentoring though widely discussed and adopted in practice, scholarly research on the same is scarce. This paper thus attempts to provide an overview of the extant literature and highlights the developments taking place in the practical arena so as to reveal...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Mentoring plays a key role in supporting early-career researchers, especially those from underrepresented groups. However, many mentors have not received formal training. This study looks at one training programme and evaluates whether the participants...

... consider to attract and nurture cultural creatives: flexibility in leadership style, levels of autonomy, acting as mentors, appropriate financial rewards, and opportunities for authentic, self-determined work. Social implications The cultural creatives are reportedly the third largest social strata...

... Mentoring Organization development Organizational change and learning Team development Management development Madeleine Albright, Former US Secretary of State, famously said, “There is a special place in hell for women that don’t help each other”. Women not supporting other women is a significant...

... which can aid in the development of older workers’ technological competence. Findings There exists a marked difference between younger and older workers and the associated technological competence of each. Implementing a mentoring process which matches recent college graduates or younger workers...

...Stephanie M. Merritt; Lyndsey Havill Purpose Many mentoring relationships incorporate electronic communication. This study aims to examine the effects of communication format and interaction frequency on career and social support felt by the protégé. Design/methodology/approach Surveys...

... and feedback. In return, managers get a unique learning experience that helps them expand their project management skills, interpersonal skills and mentoring. Practical implications The authors outline a number of recommendations that consider skill development, the benefit of diversity in numerous forms...

...Julie Starr Purpose – A highly practical article that will help mentors, mentees or those responsible for mentoring schemes to reflect on the fine balance between acting as a mentor and becoming involved in some activities that might be seen as “managing” rather than “mentoring”. Although...

... is concerned. One such option gaining in popularity is mentoring. It has now become recognized as having a key role in the personal and professional development of those participating in such programs. Mentoring typically involves an older person imparting their knowledge and experience to a less worldly...

...Komal Khandelwal Das; Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay; Subrata Das Purpose – The aim of this viewpoint is to distinguish the importance of sales managers’ attitude and role clarity in the context of mentoring, coaching and technology capabilities to achieve stellar sales force operations and performance...

.... Cunningham and Hillier conducted their research, using a survey and interviews with supervisors in a government department in Canada. The authors wanted to understand how formal training could be supplemented if the budget for professional development programs was tightened. Mentoring Learning Work...

...Jane Burdett Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on the experiences of a large Australian Government department in the successful trialling of a formal reverse mentoring project for developing information technology (IT) competence in executives. Design/methodology/approach...

... Mentoring SMEs Learning and development Business growth Education Business education I was originally in the corporate sector, working for McDonald’s, and I came to a point where I needed change but wasn’t sure what that change was. I decided to leave and open a restaurant, which was my...