FROM THE EDITOR
MENTORING
I enjoyed interviewing Bud Leonard for this month’s cover story. I’ve known Bud almost 20 years. One of the things I didn’t realize about him until our interview was his passion for mentoring young students. Throughout his career, Bud has helped more than 100 students get their A&P certificates. Many of his former students attended the FAA presentation of the Charles Taylor award to Leonard on January 10th. They wanted to be there to help him celebrate the momentous achievement.
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
JOE ESCOBAR
jescobar@DOMmagazine.com 920.747.0195
I had the opportunity to talk to quite a few of Bud’s former students at the celebration. They have all had successful careers in aviation maintenance, many of them going on to mentor others themselves. Every one of them said they would not have had successful careers if it were not for “Mr. Leonard.” They were grateful for the time he took to mentor them. To tie in with the mentoring
theme, Gordon Dupont has an article on mentoring in this issue. I wish I could claim credit for planning it, but Dupont submitted his article couple of months ago. His timing couldn’t have been better — the mentoring theme fits in well with our profile story! In his article, Dupont shares tips helping and mentoring new mechanics.
Mentoring.org says, “Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter. Research confirms that quality mentoring relationships have powerful positive effects on young people in a variety of personal, academic, and professional situations. Ultimately, mentoring connects a young person to
personal growth and development, and social and economic opportunity. Yet one in three young people will grow up without this critical asset.” Mentoring takes time and patience.
Taking time out of our busy schedules to help mentor students and younger mechanics is not easy. But anything worthwhile isn’t easy. If you are a maintenance manager, chances are high that a mentor helped shape your successful career. Now it’s time to give back. Take some time to mentor that new mechanic. Show him or her what it means to have a successful career in aviation maintenance. We have taken the elevator towards the top floor of our career. It’s time, as the late Jack Lemmon would say, to send that elevator back down so that others can have the same success! If you’ve been able to realize your dreams, then you are obligated to spend a good portion of your time sending the elevator back down. We launched D.O.M. magazine over
11 years ago with just that purpose in mind. We wanted to produce an “elevator” to help aircraft maintenance professionals ascend in their careers. We want to help make that transition from being a mechanic to becoming a leader easier. If you are in a leadership position, it
is your obligation to send the elevator back down to help the next generation of aviation maintenance leaders. Don’t just sit at the top floor enjoying the view — help others so that they have the opportunity to enjoy that view in the future!
Thanks for reading, and we
appreciate your feedback! – Joe Escobar
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