A tribute to Timothy L. Wilson: the professor, the mentor, the person and his accomplishments

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe a useful mentorship experience from the perspective of the current author. It is a one case study at the same time as it opens up for reflections on mentorship in a variety of contexts with implications for academia.

Design/methodology/approach

Storytelling and reflections for the sake of reviving the notions of mentorship in academia by paying tribute to a trusted mentor.

Findings

The story is about how the mentorship evolved as part of a friendship relation, but the story has also implications for how mentoring can be developed as a personal strategy.

Originality/value

Mentoring can either be planned as a deliberate process or it can just happen, growing out of experiences from working with another person.

Citation

A. Lundin, R. (2014), "A tribute to Timothy L. Wilson: the professor, the mentor, the person and his accomplishments", International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 720-725. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-05-2014-0046