ABSTRACT
Lucky employees have capable and caring mentors or coaches, or managers who can act as a mentor or coach; however most persons can reasonably aspire only to developmental relationships that offer some, but not all, the benefits of the mentoring or coaching relationship (Kram, 1985). Responsibility for cultivating a developmental relationship rests primarily with the individual person who seeks personal and professional development. This developmental relationship typically involves multiple persons rather than one important and significant other person, as in mentoring and coaching.
