2022
DOI: 10.1108/lodj-01-2021-0032
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How to match mentors and protégés for successful mentorship programs: a review of the evidence and recommendations for practitioners

Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this qualitative review paper is to identify for practitioners ways of matching mentors and protégés to enhance the effectiveness of formal mentoring programs.Design/methodology/approachThe paper qualitatively reviews the best available evidence of ways to match mentors and protégés to maximize mentorship outcomes.FindingsTwo factors to consider when making mentor–protégé matches emerged from the research literature (1) the matching process (i.e., how matches are made and facilitated by p… Show more

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“…Third, we offer an empirical study of mentees' and mentors' experiences of such encounters and contend that mentoring for leadership development programmes may benefit from a dialectical approach and design. At least 2 decades of research demonstrate that the alignment of deep-level dimensions facilitates developmental mentoring relationships in contexts of career advancement (Harrison et al, 1998;Hale, 2000;Deng et al, 2022). Our findings, however, extend this idea by suggesting that leadership development programmes incorporate a more dialectical perspective into their design-that is, so that mentors' and mentees' needs do not necessarily align.…”
Section: The Value Of Contrast In Mentoring 291mentioning
confidence: 44%
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“…Third, we offer an empirical study of mentees' and mentors' experiences of such encounters and contend that mentoring for leadership development programmes may benefit from a dialectical approach and design. At least 2 decades of research demonstrate that the alignment of deep-level dimensions facilitates developmental mentoring relationships in contexts of career advancement (Harrison et al, 1998;Hale, 2000;Deng et al, 2022). Our findings, however, extend this idea by suggesting that leadership development programmes incorporate a more dialectical perspective into their design-that is, so that mentors' and mentees' needs do not necessarily align.…”
Section: The Value Of Contrast In Mentoring 291mentioning
confidence: 44%
“…Researchers have also examined connections between various matching (or choosing) strategies and successful mentoring outcomes (see Deng et al, 2022 for a review). Ullrich et al (2020), for instance, studied a mentoring programme in a general surgery residency in which prospective mentors and mentees were matched according to their own assessments of their strengths, weaknesses and professional interests.…”
Section: The Value Of Contrast In Mentoring 291mentioning
confidence: 99%
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