Leadership and mentorship: Service leaders as mentors of the followers

Daniel T.L. SHEK; Li LIN

doi:10.1515/ijdhd-2015-0456

Leadership and mentorship: Service leaders as mentors of the followers

Daniel T.L. SHEK^*
, Li LIN

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

According to the Hong Kong Institute of Service Leadership and Management, an effective service leader serves as a mentor for his/her followers. Aside from promoting their followers' professional and personal growth, mentoring also contributes to the development of the service leaders themselves. In this paper, a lecture addressing the concept and functions of mentoring is outlined, along with its relationship with service leadership. The professional and psychosocial functions of mentoring to service leaders and followers and various ways to promote mentoring in service leadership are highlighted. Students are also encouraged to reflect on the potential harmful effects of mentoring on the leader-follower relationship.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	351-359
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal on Disability and Human Development
Volume	14
Issue number	4
Early online date	17 Sept 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/ijdhd-2015-0456
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 by De Gruyter 2015.

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Leadership and mentorship: Service leaders as mentors of the followers

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