Mentoring Human history is replete with stories and myths of relationships between mentors and their proteges The term "mentor" has its origin in Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" in which Odysseus, while going to fight in the Trojan War, entrusts the care of his son Telemachus to his trusted adviser and friend, Mentor (Kalbfleisch and Keyton, 189). A similar mentor / protege relationship appears in other myths such as the one between Merlin

When considering succession planning it is important to understand the organization's long-term goals and objectives, to identify the workforce's developmental needs and to be able to determine workforce trends and predictions.( Fridenstine, 2006) As Jan Margolis stated (2005), good succession planning does not involve just a backup plan for successors, it is more than that. It is a tool used by companies to both fill gaps as business needs change

Mentoring in Practice Situation The current educational system requires the recruitment of new teachers to meet the increasing student population. However, pre-service or beginning teachers face a variety of challenges associated with their new work environment and expectations. They lack knowledge about their expectations, having little knowledge of the policies of the school and lack of familiarity with their working colleagues. In addition, the new teachers often find themselves struggling with ensuring

This approach to preventing the development of an unfair burden that might otherwise result from adding to the workload. Of participants requires non-participants to relieve an appropriate amount of participants' conventional workload. More particularly, this proposal recommends reducing the number of direct reports assigned to participating mentors and adding them to the number of reporting personnel supervised directly by non-participating upper-level employees. In principle, the idea is simply to reduce

Email to Mentor -- Team Work Dear Mentor: In regard to your having pointed out that motivation is essential to maximize a team's performance regardless of the stage of development they are in, I took your advice and read the Grazier works entitled "Team Motivation." I noticed that I was doing a lot of work myself so I now realize that I will need help if I want to succeed in making

Paccom What long-range steps might Pacific Command (PACOM) take, as part of a broader national strategy, to help constructively engage China, while dissuading and deterring China from using force or the threat of force against others? The challenges of today's battlefield do not provide an easy answer to this question and leaves the leader of the 21st century sometimes questioning the rationale behind defending America. As a potential member of PACOM and