“Mentorship is a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older or younger than the person being mentored, but she or he must have a certain area of expertise. It is a learning and development partnership between someone with vast experience and someone who wants to learn.[1] Mentorship experience and relationship structure affect the ‘amount of psychosocial support, career guidance, role modeling, and communication that occurs in the mentoring relationships in which the protégés and mentors engaged.'”[2][3]
In the context of entrepreneurship, “Business mentoring is a relationship between you, as an entrepreneur, and someone with business experience who is willing to act as a guide. The business mentor offers advice, guidance, and support to help you run and improve your business” [4].
Definition of mentorship
“Mentorship is a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older or younger than the person being mentored, but she or he must have a certain area of expertise. It is a learning and development partnership between someone with vast experience and someone who wants to learn.[1] Mentorship experience and relationship structure affect the ‘amount of psychosocial support, career guidance, role modeling, and communication that occurs in the mentoring relationships in which the protégés and mentors engaged.'”[2][3]
In the context of entrepreneurship, “Business mentoring is a relationship between you, as an entrepreneur, and someone with business experience who is willing to act as a guide. The business mentor offers advice, guidance, and support to help you run and improve your business” [4].
Mentorship case studies
Have a look at at least three of these case studies, focusing on mentorship:
Discussion forum
Having read some of these case studies, please post your observations about mentorship and describe some of the ways in which a good mentor can help an entrepreneur.
Post your thoughts in the Mentorship discussion forum and comment on what others have said, where appropriate.
References