Essay The Concept of Mentorship

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Mentorship Mentorship relationships have demonstrated a capability to improve the recruitment, training and retention of nurses. As leaders, we are challenged with healthcare transformation. In order to meet the demands of our healthcare system, we will need to not only intuitively adapt, but also consider innovative approaches to practice. The implications not only apply to quality of care of patients, but also to the development of future leaders. We will need to rely on the resources and talents

Through my mentorship experiences, I have discovered many different things about myself. I learned that I am good at encouraging others to push themselves. I also realized that I am someone who is goal orientated and like to have a focus during all my discussions. During every mentorship meeting, I like to have an agenda for the meeting and a focus for our deliberations. I also like to revisit goals my mentees had set during the first session and writing new goals, as I measure success through results

an ownership with the followers of the change, and a responsibility of the leader to share the vision so that this ownership happens. A leader in these systems cannot be an overlord, but rather seeks to initiate change through collaboration and mentorship. Through these methods, change can be implemented. Principal Change Leadership Competency Model (PCLCM) Change models involve complex processes and in order to make sure that this change is successful there has to be a leader in places that has

Introduction “Iron Sharpens Iron”: Why Mentoring Matters So Much The Closing Bell Speaker Series “Iron Sharpens Iron”: Why Mentoring Matters So Much was presented by Forest Harper. Forest Harper is the current Chief Executive Officer and President of INROADS Inc. Harper grew up in a poor neighborhood in Fort Pierce, Florida. In high school, Harper was a star athlete in his high school’s Army ROTC program. He attended Morgan State University on a football scholarship. His plan was to become a professional

The professional developments help to foster a transformational culture in the institution; subsequently, the concept of ‘we trust each other to do what’s right,’ ‘people go out of their way for the good of the department or organization,’ and ‘new ideas are greeted with enthusiasm’ materializes when access the learning materials and tools that are made available

at their unit. Sponsorship is for incoming personnel from either Advanced Individual Training or a different duty station. Mentorship, which is wholly voluntary, is a unique way to build relationships between a SM with greater experience and a SM with lesser experience through a bond of trust and respect. Nevertheless, mentorship in the military appears to be a concept that everyone agrees with, but almost no one follows. When these two programs

Supervisor Interview I had the opportunity to interview Rebekah Bohannon, NCC, LPC- MHSP, Regional Clinical Director of East Tennessee for The Next Door. This facility functions as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for currently incarcerated women. Services such as work force development, medical treatment, drug and alcohol treatment, clinical mental health services and a family enrichment program are just some of the services this facility provides. Rebekah currently provides clinical supervision

Our research concludes that while mentorship is embedded into the company culture, there is an opportunity to enhance and make it a more efficient tool. In an investor report, Citrix indicate “We build talent by attracting, developing and keeping the best people. We are authentic, building trust, mutual support and credibility” (Citrix, 2004). In other words, developing talent is a fundamental part of Citrix culture and mentorship fits in this foundation. We find this a positive aspect; as explained

“reflective practice should be a continuous cycle in which experience and reflection on experiences are inter-related”. Reflective practice as a concept of learning, was introduced into many professions in the late 1980’s (Jasper, 2003), and in today’s society it is viewed as an important component of the nursing curriculum in the form of debriefing, mentorship and preceptorship, to aid the complex and stressful transition from student nurse to graduate registered nurse (Caldwell & Grobbel, 2013). This