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Formal entrepreneurial mentoring: the efficacy of third party managed programs
Leonard BiskAddresses the effectiveness of the matching process of third party managed entrepreneurial mentoring programs. The role of government in encouraging enterprise development has…
Mentoring at the Halifax plc (HBOS) – a small beginning in a large organisation
Bob Garvey, Kevin GallowayThis paper offers a description of mentoring within the context of a large organisation. Mentoring is increasingly employed in many occupational settings in relation to induction…
Mentor supervision and development – exploration of lived experience
Roger BarrettThe article explores the process of mentor development and the benefits that can accrue, both to the mentor and the mentee. Using personal experience, underpinned by theory, the…
Coaching for a change with Vodafone
John Eaton, Duncan BrownDiscusses the organizational culture of Vodaphone in the mid‐1990s and the company’s attempts to bring about organizational change. In an attempt to change the culture from one of…
The smarter they are the harder they fail
Diane NewellA common issue in leadership development is the high flyers who reach a position where their lack of “soft” skills hampers their performance and proves a barrier to their…
Mentoring and motivational versatility: an exploration of reversal theory
Michael J. Apter, Stephen CarterThe present paper is intended as an exploration of the relevance of reversal theory for mentoring. In principle, reversal theory would appear to offer some major strengths in this…
AIB’s learning and development programme for graduates – a case study of a strategic initiative
Judy MurphyThis paper describes AIB’s Learning and Development Programme (LDP) for graduates, developed in 1999. AIB saw it as imperative to ensure that the investment being made by the…
A study of the mentoring scheme at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education: issues of equity and justice
Clare HetheringtonThis paper discusses the mentoring scheme developed at the Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. The author, while working on her MA dissertation, was asked to…
Creating patterns of meaning: a collaborative approach to sensemaking
Liz Borredon, Anthony BlakeThe objective of the final plenary session of the 8th European Mentoring Conference was to establish a new understanding of mentoring through a collaborative approach to creating…
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Executive DevelopmentEditors:
- Associate Professor Jennifer A. Harrison
- Associate Professor William E. Donald