October 5, 2006

Texas governor, was his mentor. Peter Drucker was a mentor to Jim Collins, the author

Mentor Hall of Fame (http://www.mentors.ca/mentorpairs.html), a lot of famous and successful people all have mentors. Mel Gibson was a mentor to Heath Ledger, Madonna was a mentor to Gwyneth Paltrow, George W. Bush said that Bob Bullock, a former Te...
Power mentoring and its many forms
 
'Khun Kriengsak, our head office in Europe is chasing me for a mentoring programme. We're not quite sure how to start. Do you have any ideas?" asks Khun Veerasak, a newly appointed human resources director. Even though he had a strong background in HR management, mentoring was not on his list.
 

"Mentoring is quite a new concept in Thailand," I reply. "By definition, according to www.dictionary.com, a mentor is a) a wise and trusted counsellor, or b) a teacher or an influential senior sponsor or supporter.

"People might think that mentoring is limited to people. But Jack Welch wrote in his book, Winning, that: 'There is no one right mentor, there are many right ones. Mentors are not only people but also books, newspapers and business journals."'

"Do you think successful people all have mentors?" Veerasak asks.

"According to The Mentor Hall of Fame (http://www.mentors.ca/mentorpairs.html), a lot of famous and successful people all have mentors. Mel Gibson was a mentor to Heath Ledger, Madonna was a mentor to Gwyneth Paltrow, George W. Bush said that Bob Bullock, a former Texas governor, was his mentor. Peter Drucker was a mentor to Jim Collins, the author of Good to Great," I say.

Khun Veerasak then asks me to recommend some books on mentoring.

"There are lots of good books, but I recommend Power Mentoring by Ellen

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