Facilitating High Quality Mentoring Relationships: Evidence-based Recommendations

Dr. Lillian T. Eby, University of Georgia

Mentoring relationships represent an important personal and professional development opportunity for youth, students, and employees alike. However, often mentoring programs and practices are implemented without careful consideration of the science of mentoring. This keynote address provides the most up-to-date evidence-based information on mentoring relationships by integrating hundreds of studies of mentoring in community, academic, and.... Read More

Keys to the Development and Implementation of Formal Mentoring Programs

Dr. Tammy D. Allen, University of South Florida

Formal mentoring programs can be an effective strategy for enhancement of employee and student retention, socialization, and diversity development. However, poorly designed and executed programs can do more harm than good. The objective of this session will be to share a set of evidence-based guidelines for implementing programs within organizational and.... Read More

How Much Do Mentees Need Goals?

Dr. David Clutterbuck, European Mentoring & Coaching Council

There is an assumption in much of the literature on mentoring and coaching that the learner will benefit from having very specific (SMART) goals. But what's the evidence for this. David shares the results of several years' exploration of this topic, which have resulted in the publication later in 2013 of the book Beyond Goals. The conclusion of the research ... Read More