, and the role of protégés in the relationship, are discussed. Also discussed is the need for mentoring and mentors …Practitioners and researchers agree on the importance of mentors, even though the spontaneous creation of mentors and … protégés is little understood. The mentor‐protégé creation process is addressed, and the individual and organisational benefits …

. Findings – Common barriers to minority advancement include stereotypes about roles and abilities, the scarcity of mentors and … about diversity and associated attitudes and behaviors. Formal networks, mentoring programs, high potential talent …

While mentoring has obvious benefits to the protege, benefits to the mentor and to the organisation are often long term … or invisible. A procedure named Mutual Mentoring on Projects is proposed which produces observable short‐term benefits …

An overview is provided of the mentoring process and why it can be crucial to the success of women managers. Also … explored are some of the reasons why it is more difficult for women to find mentors than for men, and a frank look is taken at … the problems of cross‐sex mentoring. In conclusion an examination is made of what organisations can do to help and …

The context of the present study is the early careers of lawyers. I examine if and how receiving “more” mentoring – in …

glass ceiling and mentoring has been suggested as one tool to assist women in breaking through. We still have very little … empirical research that informs our understanding of the effectiveness of formal mentoring in comparison to informal mentoring … relationships. The purpose of this article is to take a hard look at formal mentoring programs and the implications for women …

sustaining corporate gender diversity initiatives. Findings show that mentors and role models can have a great effect, especially …

. Recommends two strategies for accomplishing better supervisor‐subordinate communication: managing personal growth and mentoring …

exercises can be used to develop the skill base of individual employees and corporate mentoring can be used to both retain and …