Why Mentorship Programs Fail: Scaling Without Burnout

A VP stopped mentoring despite her promotion success—her calendar couldn't handle it. Most mentorship programs fail not from lack of value, but from unsustainable structures. Learn how to build mentoring that actually scales without burning out your best leaders. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/why-mentorship-programs-fail-scaling/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-11-02
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23893175
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Mentoring and Academic Development
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Why Mentorship Programs Fail: Scaling Without Burnout

David Ohnstad
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Why Mentorship Programs Fail: Scaling Without Burnout

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Abstract

A VP stopped mentoring despite her promotion success—her calendar couldn't handle it. Most mentorship programs fail not from lack of value, but from unsustainable structures. Learn how to build mentoring that actually scales without burning out your best leaders. Full article: https://davidohnstad.info/why-mentorship-programs-fail-scaling/

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