Abstract
Mentoring programs have become mainstay methods of developing leadership skills in the hospitality and tourism context. The following provides the theoretical foundation and overview of a mentoring program implemented for a blended graduate hospitality management program. This provides a model for others seeking to create hybrid mentoring for leadership development. Through structured reflection assignments and industry mentors, the Mentor EDGE program has countered many of the potential drawbacks of traditional mentoring programs, particularly in the online space.
Highlights
Leadership development has become a central focus in hospitality management and education (Testa & Sipe, 2012) both in the US and across the globe (Lueng, Wen, & Jiang, 2018)
The following provides the theoretical foundation and overview of a mentoring program implemented for a blended graduate hospitality management program
This provides a model for others seeking to create hybrid mentoring for leadership development
Summary
Leadership development has become a central focus in hospitality management and education (Testa & Sipe, 2012) both in the US and across the globe (Lueng, Wen, & Jiang, 2018). A review of necessary skills in the hospitality arena provided by Alhelalat (2015) centers on leadership skills and their prevalence in hospitality management schools. For these schools, finding innovative, experiential and active methods of developing young leaders remains a challenge. Senior leaders provide counsel and seek to assist protégé’s in their development These programs yield significant and positive results such as career advancement, increased self-awareness and leadership development (Eby, Allen, Evans, Ng, & DuBois, 2008)
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