to be overlooked is the contextual factor beyond the control of person? These facilitating and inhibiting conditions of work are also very important in actual accomplishment of performance. The formula also suggests that other things being constant competence would be positively related with performance. The formula also makes it clear that competence is necessary but not the sufficient condition for performance. Individual may be highly competent and motivated but (s) he is not provided with the opportunity to perform; working conditions are crippling and resources are insufficient, the performance may be very low or disappointing.Competence Building:Core to the competence building is learning. Learning can be planned and formal, and it can be unplanned and informal. Organizations use a variety of methods to enhance learning of their members with the expectations of enhancing competence. These include job training, management development programmes, apprenticeship programmes, mentoring and coaching programmes, seminars, conferences, internal consultations etc. We have tried to link various types of competence with methods of competence building (Table 2).(a) Mentoring Mentoring is a process where one wiser and more experienced person assists another person to grow and learn. The term mentor is derived from Greek mythology. While Odysseus was fighting the Trojan wars, he appointed Mentor to train his son, Telemachees into a future king and warrior. The mentor was actually Athena, Goddess of Wisdom. A mentor guides the mentee through examples and provides opportunity to practice new found behavior, so that the mentee can learn from them. It has been recognised that mentoring process is the most effective way to teach desired way to do the things and pass on a culture. Mentors work as challenger, role model, encourager, trusted advisor, teacher, counselor and father figure.Mentoring benefits all the parties involved inc...
