MENTOR
MENTOR
Caretaker: Stan Fischman The Foundation also coaches groups, corporations, and organizations using the same Treillage. Objectives establish goals, then deploy applicable resources in an effort to reach a particular vision. Naturally, personal chemistry, ethical urges and geography are all factors TJEF’s Committee on Objectives Under Consideration heed before entering into a mentor-mentoring relationship. A mentor receives the satisfaction of allowing someone else to benefit from his or her experience and knowledge base. The mentored are expected to tailor this advice to their particular vision, as appropriate. Learning is always a two-way street. Ken Kaufman sent the following Ode on the occasion of the passing of one of his mentors:
Ode to a fallen mentor~
What the concept came to mean so vividly to me, was a safe haven, where one could live without fear. Authority, while ever present, was overridden by a mutual respect, which the mentor duly earned.
A good mentor listens honestly.
A good mentor uses judgment with the utmost care.
A good mentor is a master with the chemistry of friendship.
A good mentor does not require hearing hints, as she or he wants them told, rather in naked language.
A good mentor is a patient teacher, and learns when to employ instruction.
A good mentor is clever, and understands how temporary disappointment can be.
A good mentor is seldom bored by the pupil.
And, most important, a good mentor is also in a constant state of learning, and often from the pupil.
What so commanded my respect for Erwin was his proper sense of good and evil.
He understood duplicity.
He understood false pride and vanity.
And, he also taught me that the means to an end, if suspect, were unacceptable.
Credibility is a scarce commodity, hard earned. It was to Erwin, among the best of traits.
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