Senior Leader Mentorship

Abstract

Mentorship is a popular subject in discussions within th e US Army concerning leadership development. Senior leaders have a crucial role to play in identifying and developing the Army's future senior leaders. Current writings emphasize the requirement that leaders 'mentor' their subordinates and 'footlocker counseling' subsequently equates to mentoring in the minds of many. Mentorship, however, is much more than teaching and coaching. A great investment of resources is required by the participants. A successful mentorship benefits the organization since it allows for the development of potential in talented individuals. To better understand the concept of mentorship, a model was constructed from current literature and was then evaluated by analyzing it through two historic mentor relationships--Pershing-Marshall and Marshall- Eisenhower. The analysis supports the proposition that mentorship is more than just teaching or coaching.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1989
Accession Number
ADA208138

Entities

People

  • Stephen E. Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Counseling
  • Friendship
  • Human Behavior
  • Instructors
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • North Africa
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personality
  • Schools
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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