 Mentoring ProgramD’Arcy Vanderpool and Associates designs and establishes customized internal mentoring programs for organizations. The term mentor comes from the story of Mentor in Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus, king of Ithaca, prior to going to fight in the Trojan War, appointed a guardian for his young son, Telemachus. The guardian, Mentor, was actually the goddess Athena, daughter to Zeus, who disguised herself as a man for this job. The relationship was based on the idea that Telemachus would emulate Mentor to learn the skills he would need. Because Mentor served as a trusted advisor, teacher, friend, and nurturer, the term came to be associated with those qualities. The relationship between the wise Mentor and the young Telemachus is repeated in mentor-protégé relationships today. In
establishing both a mentoring culture and a formal mentoring
program, the consultants at D’Arcy Vanderpool
and Associates spend time assessing the corporate culture and
advising on the philosophy, principles, components, and functions
of the mentoring
program design. Once the initial training is complete, much effort is put into the selection of pairs for the mentoring program. The mentor and protégé agree about the skills the protégé wants to learn and experience he or she wants to gain, and together they design a realistic development plan. The protégé drives the partnership while the mentor guides and assesses. Career functions emerge in the beginning of the relationship while psychosocial functions emerge when the pair develops trust, mutuality and intimacy. Mentoring relationships are essential for developing job-related skills in managers. Protégés are like student pilots while the mentor acts as a qualified instructor. At
some point in the consulting engagement, an internal coordination
team is established to transfer the Mentor Program to function
internally. This team will learn how to customize the process
for the organization. They promote the process internally, recruit,
network, serve as matchmakers, and facilitate the mentoring orientation. More Consulting Services: |
TESTIMONIALYou did such a great job in leading the pod and going not an extra mile, but an extra 10 miles, in continuing to meet with us to further our development and learning. I really appreciate your dedication, professionalism, and just plain caring about us. It's been a pleasure getting to know you. D'Arcy, you have been a wonderful leader and facilitator. Thank you so much for all you have given us and particularly going way "above and beyond" the duties of the course. Philip R., Ph.D.
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