• direct and influence other people,
• develop technical support, encouraging innovation
Although one would be able to find the mentor model throughout several different medias, one case can be seen in Ray Bradbury’s book burning dystopia known as Fahrenheit 451. The character can be seen specifically in the old and wise, former English professor named Faber, as he assists Guy Montag, the protagonist, by transferring his resources to Montag’s cause and guiding the man when he is faced with danger. Fahrenheit 451 depicts a world where ideas and knowledge are censored via book burning. In this world, Faber lived in a time before humanity “let [books] go” and…
The other Wes Moore had a grandfather growing up to fill the male role model in his young life. Mentoring has a profound effect of changing the life of young men and women, “through modeling, sharing successes and failures, and providing practical steps to achieve success through good decision making, mentors can fill a role that…
Strong leadership is a skill that is developed and perfected over years of trial and error. Mentoring is believed to be many things depending on who is ask. According to the book Mentoring: How to find and how to become one written by Bobb Biehl, “Mentoring is a lifelong relationship in which a mentor helps a protégé reach his or her God-given potential”. The art of mentoring takes multiple generations of knowledge and condenses it into actionable sections that reduce the protégés learning curve. The major tools highlighted in this book are: protégés self-concept, clarifying questions, mentor appreciation, and a caring relationship.…
Ariyonna Underwood As one ages, one starts to become their own person, figuring things out for oneself and becoming more independent. But as for me, I was a very shy, quiet, and stay-to-myself kind of person. I didn’t like being around a lot of people or just doing nothing. When times got hard I would listen to my music and just be in my own little world. I would bottle up all my emotions and not tell anybody anything.…
A mentor would provide guidance to the less-experienced…
Mentorship plays such an important role in all of our lives regardless of vocation and interests. Delving into history we see how many of the renowned innovators, actors, politicians, and business leaders were mentored during some stage of their lives. I can recall the names of a few mentor-mentee relationships I became aware of over time - Plato mentored by Socrates - David Letterman mentored by Peter Lassally - Warren Buffet mentored by Benjamin Graham – Steve Jobs mentored by Robert Friedland - Russell Crowe mentored by Tom Sharpin and Bill Gates mentored by Dr. Ed Roberts. Having participated in mentorship at both ends of the spectrum, I know firsthand about its benefits, which include maturity, focus, diligence, accountability and sustained…
A mentor is someone who uses his own experience to help guide his fellow companions through overcoming obstacles and hard times. In Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A Lesson Before Dying, Jefferson is struggling to find a way that he can still bring meaning into his life, and feels that he has no need for existence. However, thanks to Grant’s support, Jefferson begins to develop characteristics of an existentialist and shows how much Grant has had an impact on him.…
When I went to my orientation last year, I did not want to be there. I was not excited for college, and I was upset that I had to attend orientation for two days. I did not know anyone in my orientation group, and I spent most of the time alone and uncomfortable. By the end of the first day, I had decided that I did not want to come to Wichita State and that I had made a bad decision. My transition mentors were great people, but they did not notice that I was miserable.…
I want to become a peer mentor because I want to make a positive impact on the students pursuing nursing education. In the last two years of my nursing education, peer mentors in the general and simulation lab have helped in various ways. The peer mentors have aided me to become more competent in my skills, increased my confidence, challenged me to think critically and encouraged me to keep working hard. I want to do the same for other students in addition to strengthening my personal skills. As a peer mentor, I will be able to share my knowledge with other students and advance my communication, interpersonal and mentoring skills.…
Leaders will need to support this program from the very inception; the leaders backing will make the programs success more realistic and attainable. Don’t begin a mentoring program, whether manually administrated or e-enabled, until you have not only senior executive support from the CEO or COO and a number of senior business executives, but also a commitment from senior leadership to participate and encourage their managers to mentor (Schooley, 2010). The briefing to the leaders should focus on how the company would benefit from mentorship, using projected spike in the profits as a selling point. An increase in sells would also be a major talking point, also mentioning how the product would also improve in quality. The leader is the instrumental link to the organizational mission and goals and frontline teamwork (DuBois, Hanlon, Nyatuga & Kerr, 2015).…
Mentorship in the clinical practice setting is an integral part of a qualified nurse role that facilitates learning and development. Through mentoring, there is a great opportunity for a nurse to pass on professional skills, knowledge and values towards a student trainee (Hodges, 2009). Alred et al, (2010) identified these processes benefit the nurse mentors themselves in terms of keeping up do date with their knowledge, increased job satisfaction and self-awareness. This assignment will critically analyse and evaluate an undertaken teaching skill regarding the role of a student in prevention and management of pressure ulcer using Gibbs (1988) reflective model.…
In 2011, Dr. Liliokanaio Peaslee and Dr. Amanda Cleveland Teye of James Madison University were awarded a Mentoring Best Practices Research grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). With this grant, they were able to collect data with the help of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg Rockingham County(BBBSHR) that would best answer research questions surrounding training and support for mentors. OJJDP’s interest in the topic adds to its on going study on preventative nature of at-risk children in the United States. In their attempt to investigate the impact of Enhanced Mentor Training and Peer Support on the quality of mentor-mentee relationships and mentee outcomes, they used an experimental design…
The role of the mentor is to cooperate with the mentee to clearly state learning goals at the beginning of the activity. Mentees also specify learning goals and understand how learning activities will help them. Life experience is the main source of learning; life experiences of others add enrichment to the learning process. Mentor provides a new material with existing knowledge and experience of the mentee. Mentee bring personal and professional experience to the relationship.…
If I could choose between being at my desk and not being bothered versus walking around talking to my employees, I’d chose the solitude at my desk. But, because I know how important it is for good leaders to have relationships with their people, I force myself out of my chair to develop those relationships. I struggle committing to find a mentor for myself. The thought of me needing to look for someone with a bigger title than mine and always having to be the one to drive the conversation sounds exhausting to me.…
This semester I learned many techniques and lessons regarding how to become a better mentor. Some of the major lessons I learned were related to how I communicated and led others. I learned that I am a leader in the exploration stage and a considerate communicator. Learning these facts about myself help me cater my style of communicating to different mentees and how to recognize how other people see me in the leadership role of mentor. Learning how to find out about how you communicate and about the leadership model in class gave me tools to work on myself as well as tools for me to pass on to my mentees.…