Comments on: Finding a mentor

By: Adriana

Adriana — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:53:11 +0000

I attended a workshop on mentoring in big companies. In some big companies, mentor gives you advice and also facilitate you in dealing with your objectives and projects. In this companies a mentor is more than an advisor.

By: Irwin Glenn

Irwin Glenn — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:04:21 +0000

I am very glad to see this conversation on mentoring. We at navAgility believe in it enough to build a mentor matching platform.

We have research that indicates that many mentors would be more effective if the mentee (or potential mentee) would provide some background about them self and clearly state their objectives and desired outcome for being mentored. Likewise for the mentor, if they kept their information on their accomplishments and indicate the areas that their expertise would be beneficial to those seeking mentoring, we have the basis for a mentor/mentee match.

Our service, available at http://www.navagility.com allows anyone to capture detailed career experience in an easily understood visual web page that is searchable by experience and skills. Each individuals unique experience is then presented in an anonymous way so that a brokered match can be easily accomplished by either party.

Here’s to all success in Mentoring!

Irwin Glenn

By: Marianne Powers

Marianne Powers — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:53:17 +0000

Now you made me look! Mentee is not in some dictionaries, but it is in Merriam-Webster Online. Google is also in Merriam-Webster Online. My mistake!

By: Bren

Bren — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:38:26 +0000

Marianne…just out of curiosity, I Googled ‘mentee.’ Lots of results from reliable places. Still doesn’t mean it’s a word but, like google, maybe it will be soon… :-)

By: Marianne Powers

Marianne Powers — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:34:51 +0000

I see what you mean. I only object to mentee because it is not a word, but perhaps it should be!

By: Des Walsh

Des Walsh — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:44:45 +0000

I’m not sure protege quite gets the nuance for, say, the person who is a very experienced, mature CEO of a listed enterprise and still being mentored by someone even more mature and experienced. But I find it more agreeable than the dreaded “mentee” – which in Australia is much too close to the name of a well known chewy candy.

By: Marianne Powers

Marianne Powers — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:13:22 +0000

I think it’s mentor and protege.

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:50:10 +0000

Sorry to be off-topic, but just wanted to congratulate you on the (re)launch of your site… from a fellow b5 business blogger. It’s been great discovering good sites like yours. I expect my slacking skills will improve immensely now that I’m visiting here…

All the best… sean

By: Management, leadership & personal development of a young man

Management, leadership & personal development of a young man — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 12:22:57 +0000

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By: More than a living

More than a living — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:42:33 +0000

Finding a mentor...

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