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May 2012 » How to Be a Successful Mentor
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Ralph E. Viator, PhD, and Derek Dalton, PhD, CPA, and Nancy Harp, CPA
In recent years, public accounting firms and other organizations have recognized that mentoring junior-level accountants promotes long-term growth and success. As a result, most firms encourage experienced personnel to engage in mentoring activities. Many organizations use highly structured, formal programs to facilitate the mentoring process and match potential mentors with potential protégés. CPAs who have been asked to serve as formally assigned mentors or are considering informally mentoring lower-level employees should ask themselves whether they are aware of the potential challenges and pitfalls of mentoring and, more importantly, whether they know how to navigate around them. The discussion below identifies the roles that mentors perform, offers specific suggestions for managing mentoring challenges and avoiding mentoring pitfalls, and explores the personal benefits that CPAs can enjoy by becoming true mentors.
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