Relational Leadership Reconsidered: The Mentor–Protégé Connection

The elements of relational leadership include “being purposeful, inclusive, ethical, and empowering” (Komives, Lucas, & McMahon, 2007, p. 3). Relational leadership is very process‐oriented, as opposed to viewing leadership as positional. A very powerful example of relational leadership in action is through engaging in mentoring relationships. The word mentor can be traced back to Homer's myth of Odysseus. Odysseus was the king of Ithaca who...