Marchel, Mary AnnWilliams, JuliaSchick, Theodore L2013-02-052017-04-142013-02-052017-04-1420092009http://hdl.handle.net/11299/187537Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Master of Education Degree in the College of Education and Human Service Professions, University of Minnesota Duluth, 2009Committee names: Mary Ann Marchel (Chair), Julie Williams. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signatures present.This phenomenological study explores the role of mentoring and its effect on leaders and their leadership development in a corporate environment. Implemented in conjunction with a leadership development program, a group of six junior leaders were assigned a mentor. With both mentors and mentees informed of the expectations, mentoring sessions occurred bi-weekly over a period in excess of 90 days. Following the mentoring period, both mentees and mentors were interviewed as to their experience from a personal and professional leadership development perspective.enMentorshipCorporate environmentLeadership developmentMentorsMenteesMaster of EducationDepartment of EducationCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsUniversity of Minnesota DuluthPlan Cs (coursework-based master's degrees)LeadershipMentoring in businessScholarly Text or Essay