Mentorskap as bestuurshulpmiddel binne bourekenaarsfirmas

Abstract

Research has shown that there is a tendency for quantity surveyors to either work outside the profession, or to seek their future within a smaller firm (single office firm). Possible causes of this tendency have been identified as a negative attitude towards the establishment of mentorship programmes, as well as the education process. Furthermore, the South African economy has, over the past number of years, been characterised by a shortage of competent and trained personnel - especially people with specific competence to fill managerial positions.
Thus it is clear that the focus should be on programmes aimed at identifying shortcomings within the organisation, and their development. The development void experienced by black people is of particular importance to South African quantity surveying firms and confirms the necessity for the establishment of effective mentorship programmes. Mentorship could play a key role in the firm of the future with regard to the development and provision of management ability, provided that these programmes are implemented with an effective, integrated approach. This article investigates mentorship as a management tool within a professional quantity surveying firm, with the focus on definitions of mentorship, mentor and protègè; the role of mentorship in the development of personnel; the advantages of mentorshlp; the selection of and relationship between mentor and protègè; the female protègè and protègès of different race groups; as well as mentorship and the organisation. A future perspective of mentorship and the quantity surveying profession emphasises the importance of mentorship as management tool in promoting the interests of the profession.
*This article is written in Afrikaans.