Nonetheless, even in the most ideal academic environment, in which ample mentors are available with ample time, the onus of finding and maintaining a quality mentoring relationship ultimately lies with the individual on the mentored side of the equation.
"We have decided not to pursue patents in Europe because the system makes it effectively impossible for us to defend them," says Fernando Guerrero, the Spanish co-founder of Solid Quality Mentors, a multinational technical consulting firm.
If they are able to refer other quality mentors, they get a bonus as well.
Mehta talks about the mentoring process in the ever expanding YC batch, and how YC maintains the same level of quality mentoring despite the growth.
That said, getting quality mentors to volunteer their time might still be an issue and the site makes an attempt to tackle this through what it calls Personal Social Responsibility PSRR) 'league tables', which display the top individual and corporate contributors by industry over any given period.
A marketing effort will also be implemented to attract and retain quality mentors for the program.
In addition, from August 2006 onwards, a half-time improvement specialist from IHI provided ongoing coaching and mentoring to two WRHI project managers and six nurse quality mentors (QMs).
Further, writing the IDPs portfolio and reviewing it with the mentor will assure quality mentoring and career guidance throughout the training period.
Tourigny and Pulich[ 13] argue that apart from the positive influence on medical care quality, mentoring programs play an important role in improving the work performance of the new nurses and establishing their attitudes toward the organizations they work for.
Assistance from a high-quality mentor, on the other hand, is often touted as an unassailably positive factor, encouraging women to complete their degrees and emulate their mentors.
"My feeling is that the government needs to put more resources into the development of robust and high-quality mentoring.
