Just a quick thought. Maybe others have already made the connection between mentoring & coaching and discipleship. I think I have thought about it before, but it really became concrete this evening. I need to look into discipleship a bit more, but it would seem to be the same essence. The other thought is how [...]
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Discipleship
Posted in Learning and Human Development, Mentor/Coach, Philosophical Foundations on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mentor Matching: A “Goodness of Fit” Model
Posted in Mentor/Coach, tagged Goodness of fit, leadership, Mentor Matching on March 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My quick take on this article: Mentor matching: A “Goodness of Fit” Model is a creation of the authors based on social exchange theory. The authors are exploring the organic nature of informal mentoring relationships. They are careful to limit their model and not exclude or “diss” other forms of mentoring (e.g. formal mentoring programs). [...]
Mentor relationships: a definition
Posted in Mentor/Coach on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following definition comes largely based on Kathy Kram and the interpretations of others who followed after her. An intense/deep/meaningful relationship between two people, one of whom is more experienced/influencial/higher ranking than the other in one or more areas/domains of life. The more experienced/etc individual guides/protects/councils/teaches/supports/etc the other. ** Eby, L. T., & Allen, T. [...]
Mentors and Coaches
Posted in Mentor/Coach, tagged leadership, personal development on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have spent the past day thinking about those who have been my mentors and coaches. One thing strikes me: not all these relationships were declared or might even be recognized by the other party. My list reads as a “who’s who” of positive influence in my life. My mentors range from the personal, professional, [...]
Mentoring & Coaching: Initial Definitions
Posted in Mentor/Coach, tagged coaching, leadership, mentoring on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Definitions: A quick perusal of Google’s “define” function brings up the following sampling: Mentorship refers to a developmental relationship between a more experienced mentor and a less experienced partner referred to as a protégé … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentoring • mentor – serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; “The famous professor mentored him during his years in [...]
Mentoring and Coaching: Opening Thoughts
Posted in Mentor/Coach on March 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For the next three weeks I am focusing on “Coaching and Mentoring”. What are they? How are they practiced? What do they look like in practice? To start off with, what does each word mean to me now? Coaching and mentoring to me, are separate and distinct from each other. To my way of thinking [...]
