Mentors as Lighthouses

This is a new blog that I am starting, on leadership and how leaders can be effective mentors. My writings in this blog combined with my other blog 'Perspectives on Leadership' http://offshoreleader.blogspot.com/ will, I hope, cover issues and practices related to Mentors and mentorship and serve as a bouncing board for ideas and perspectives on how leaders can be effective mentors.

I will also touch upon the need for leaders themselves to have mentors who can guide an assist leaders to lead better. Somewhat like ancient lighthouses, or now GPS systems, that even the best of captains rely upon to guide their ships. Of course, knowledge of the seas, of routes and winds, of rocks and channels help; but a good captain knows that nothing compares to a beacon of light, sometimes well known and sometimes a pleasent surprise, that reaffirms and confirms that he is on the right route, in time, with his cargo safe and sound.

So will these writings touch upon these lighthouses of mentorship and their relevance for even the best and most experience leaders.