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Leadership and the Process of Change
Organization Psychology
Walden University
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ABSTRACT……………………………………………………………………………………..
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND …………………………………………………….
LITERATURE SEARCH STRATEGY………………………………………………….……..
LITERATURE REVIEW………………………………………………………………………….
RESEARCH SYNTHESIS……………………………………………………………………..
RECRUITING AND ACCESSIONS………………..…………….……………………………
BRANCHING AND ASSIGNMENTS……………………………….…………………………..
COUNSELING, COACHING, AND MENTORING……………….……………………………
RETENTION AND PROMOTIONS..……………………………………………………………
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………. …show more content…
The research conducted shows that mentorship is critical to future accession of minority officers into combat arms. The research also added that mentorship should be voluntary, but highly encouraged (Lilienfeld et al., 2012). Positive results take time to achieve, and mentoring should begin with entry into a commissioning program (Lilienfeld et al., 2012). Leaders have three principal ways of developing others: providing knowledge and feedback through counseling, coaching and mentoring (Morand, 2001). In general, counseling guides subordinates to improve their performance and develop their potential. Coaching helps individuals understand the current level of performance or expertise and provides guidance on reaching their goals and achieving the next level of knowledge and skill—often through a development plan (Morand, 2001). Mentorship is the voluntary developmental relationship that exists between a person of greater experience and a person of lesser experience that is characterized by mutual trust and respect (Piccolo, Greenbaum, Den Hartog, & Folger, n.d). This research identified an underlap in research along the lines of cross-race mentoring. Further analysis of the challenges associated with mentoring individuals from different and diverse backgrounds should be conducted to uncover any issues associated with mentoring individuals of other cultures and