Research Articles

Implementing Successful Mentoring Programs:
Career Definition vs. Mentoring Approach
Kirsten M. Poulsen, CEO and Management Consultant, KMP+ House of Mentoring
First published in: Industrial and Commercial Training, vol 38 no. 5, 2006, www.emeraldinsight.com
The purpose of this paper is to present the challenges posed by designing and implementing mentoring programs when program coordinators, managers and participants may hold different assumptions about what mentoring is and what career development is. It aims to create an awareness of the inherent conflict.

Mentoring Programmes - Learning opportunities for mentees, for mentors, for organisations and for society
Kirsten M. Poulsen, CEO and Management Consultant, KMP+ House of Mentoring
First published in: Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 45 no. 5, 2013, www.emeraldinsight.com
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the definition and learning process of mentoring, a structured overview of the value of mentoring for mentees, mentors, organisations, and society, as well as present the key element for designing and implementing successful mentoring programmes that gives full value to all stakeholders.