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Monday, January 4, 2016

January is National Mentor Month!


January is national mentoring month, and this is a great opportunity for us to look at different types of mentoring. Throughout the month I will post information on a variety of different mentoring relationships. However, let's start by looking at the definition of mentoring.




mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] 



noun
1.
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
2.
an influential senior sponsor or supporter.
verb (used without object)
3.
to act as a mentor:
She spent years mentoring to junior employees.
verb (used with object)
4.
to act as a mentor to:
The brash young executive did not wish to be mentored by anyone.
Origin of mentor - Greek, 1740-1750
Related forms
mentorship, noun
Synonyms
1. adviser, master, guide, preceptor.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2016.

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