Mentoring has been a useful tool used in many large businesses for many years. Mentoring in businesses has been used to improve productivity and training experiences (Zeiger). Recently, it been used in many schools and youth organizations such as the Big Brother, Big Sister program. Youth mentoring programs have become popular because of the effectiveness of them. Youth mentoring programs are useful for the development of children and teenagers’ personalities, confidence, and academic performance; in order for youth mentoring programs to be effective, mentors should practice certain qualities. As every word and phrase does, the word mentor has a place of origin. The word mentor originates from Homer’s story The Odyssey (Merrick). The story …show more content…
Mentoring relationships are meant to be beneficial to both mentee and mentor, due to the openness and trust of the relationship. Mentors benefit from the relationship by building their leadership skills, self-esteem, and patience. It also, gives them a sense of accomplishment, purpose, value, and appreciation. Additionally, mentoring exposes them to other people’s perspectives and experiences, enhances their own skills, and gives them insight into their own past experiences and childhood ("Benefits of Mentoring.", Bonner, Hollister, "Key Benefits of Mentoring."). When a mentor gives their mentee advice they are exercising their leadership skills while guiding their mentee. Mentors learn to be more patient, not only when the mentee make mistakes, but the mentor as well. Their self-esteem grows as well as their sense of accomplishment, purpose, value, and appreciation, because the relationship makes the mentor realize they can help and shape another person's life. In addition to personality growth, mentors learn new ways of thinking and different perspectives by listening to their mentee. Their mentee often provides fresh ideas that the mentor can adopt. With a new viewpoint, mentors often can get closure on their past and younger years. As they reflect on their past selves, they come to understand why they made certain decisions and how they arrived at where they are …show more content…
Many years later, Bonner was invited to a baby shower, and she saw many familiar faces and names from the girls she’d taught many years before. She recognized the strong bond the girls still had many years later (Bonner). She’d influenced lifelong friendships from girls who, originally, didn’t even know how to work as a team. Bonner’s mentoring strategy was effective, because she was a strong influence, a positive role model, and she gave the girls a new outlook. She was able to influence and encourage her students to think as a team, instead of only themselves. They were able to see how much they could accomplish as a team, instead of only as soloists. With a new attitude on teamwork, they were able to forge lifelong friendships. As a role model, she was an example to the girls of how they should act and gave them passion for their dance
One of the possible research topics I plan to undertake involves analyzing the impact that mentoring can have on the graduation success rate of African American males, particularly when the mentor is a Black male and the relationship takes place in the south. In my opinion, these relationships can have a profound impact on a student’s ability to persist towards graduating from college. Though my research, I want to hear the stories of Black males who have benefited from successful mentoring relationships with other Black men. I believe that establishing a strong mentoring relationship with Black males at a young age can greatly improve their chance of academic success. Furthermore, I believe that mentoring is a strong early intervention mechanism to prevent Black males from dropping out of high school and deterring them from pursuing degrees in higher education. At the same time, I would like my research interest to focus on African American males in the south, but I would like my scope to focus on mentoring relationships between black men; both structured and unstructured.
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Mentoring can be that hand that reaches down and pulls you out of the pit. Mentoring can change lives forever and create permanent relationships. Mentoring can help a child get on the right track if they do not have someone else to help them. Whether they have grown up without active parents, have gotten into trouble from time to time, or even if they are a straight A student, the youth needs mentoring. It will build a country that has a solid foundation in which the current youth of America will one day lead. Mentoring proves that “regardless of background, [all children] are equipped to achieve their dreams” (Bruce and
I have been a mentee in three mentoring programs and I understand from firsthand experience how important mentors have been in my life. Each relationship was very different; one of my mentors was about two generations older than me, while my two more recent mentors have been only a few years older than me.
Mentoring program becomes instrumental and breakdown barriers as employees are interacting and carrying out the organization’s vision. This allows employees to interact with employees of different cultures and backgrounds with the goal that one will learn more about the individual.
There is little scientific knowledge when it comes to mentoring effects on future outcomes; in addition posing confusion as to how these programs continue to emerge. A major component in regards to program effectiveness is in measurement or evaluation of its structure (Deutsch, N., & Spencer, R., 2009). This is done by conducting surveys, focus groups, and interviews (Deutsch, N., & Spencer, R. (2009); Karcher, M., & Nakkula, M. (2010); Diehl, D. C., Howse, R. B., & Trivette, C. M. (2011); Osgood, 2012; Williams, 2011). Studies gives the researcher insight into knowledge that otherwise wouldn’t be known, in order to understand mentoring reactions and relationship styles better (Karcher, M., & Nakkula, M. (2010); Christens, B. D., & Peterson, N. A. (2012); Diehl et al., 2011; Leyton‐Armakan, J., Lawrence, E., Deutsch, N., Lee Williams, J., & Henneberger, A. (2012); Meyer, K. C., & Bouchey, H. A. (2010).
One of the biggest pros is having access to an experienced person’s knowledge and contacts. Another big pro is the ability to get quick honest answers to your questions; also you can gain a different perspective not just the ones from your peers. Honest feedback is also a good pro in an excellent mentoring program because an individual can receive honest feedback on what they are doing well and what skills they are deficient in and how to improve. Honest and constructive feedback can be a win-win situation for everyone involved because the organization gains a well-rounded employee and the employee becomes more efficient in doing their job well (Lipman.2017). A good mentor can help mentees to set realistic and honest career goals and development especially if they have already been through the process. As the individual becomes more engaged and exposed within the organization this can foster a sense of pride and loyalty to the organization because they feel
In addition, for some mentors, mentoring was a burden or workload issue that often went unnoticed by others. Mentees, too, were concerned by a lack of mentor interest and training and a host of problematic mentor attributes and behaviors (e.g. critical or defensive behaviors). Professional or personal incompatibility or incompatibility based on other factors such as race or gender was also seen by both mentors and mentees as impediments to the success of the relationship. Organizations, too, were confronted with difficulties arising from mentoring programs. Lack of commitment from the organization, lack of partnership and funding problems were reported in some studies, while in others, cultural or gender biases meant that some mentees’ experiences were not
Flaxman, E. Evaluating Mentoring Programs. New York: Institute for Urban and Minority Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1992.
The Mentor is a character created to guide the Hero via protection and wisdom. This character leads to the success of the Hero (AN). In Harry Potter Albus Dumbledore acts as a mentor to the hero Harry Potter by giving advice about the Mirror of Erised, and not to dwell on it’s visions. (HP pg.213), giving Harry
Coaching and mentoring are not about learning to do something the right way, but are about helping to lead an individual to find their own way of doing it practically and efficiently. Coaching and mentoring sessions are guided with theoretical models, which help focus both the coach and the coachee in attaining desired outcomes for problem situations. However, even with the aid of theoretical models not everyone can coach another person. The first and far most important attribute of a coach is the ability to build relationships with the coachee in that the coachee feels safe and trusting towards the coach, without the capability to interact with the client there may be a lack of progress or motivation. Another important skill of a coach is not to judge.
Given the current gender imbalance in the medical field, mentoring programs should consider the inclusion of both men and women as mentors, in order to offer high-quality one-to-one support for protégés. One national mentoring program, managed by the Women’s Leadership Forum, pairs 12 women in business with 12 mentors, and this kind of specific support could be used as a model for the medical field (DeLaat, p. 53, 2007). Another example from the business world comes from a Glass-Ceiling Initiative mentoring program which “brings together 100 outstanding women with 100 business leaders in a year-long, one-to-one relationship,” and this program could be seen as an effective model for a similar mentoring program in the medical field. Because of the uniqueness of the medical field, mentoring programs should consider pairing protégés and mentors as early as the final years of medical school, since so much networking and connection-building happens for medical students before they even pass their final
Mentoring is a strong educational tool and is very useful especially within the New York City Department of Education. It is a great way for experience teachers to pass down information. The one and one interaction is more lasting than reading it from a book. This method will allow a smooth transition for new teachers. There are a lot of procedures that are confusing to beginners and mentors can uncoil those kinks. Beginning teacher will also get the opportunity to experience different teaching styles and also decide what will work for them and what will not. Mentoring is a valuable asset in guiding person’s development.
Many young people just need to be motivated and given a fair chance at success. Young people need mentors to help them find their way and to help them stay focused. Mentors play an intricate roll in your lives and are sort of liaisons between your parents or guardians and your educators.