Access to fire-service leadership mentoring depends on golfing with the current chief. What should senior HR implement?
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Short Explanation
If the only mentor slot is on the fairway, the pipeline is a club, not a program. Leadership mentoring has to be designed with posted criteria anyone qualified can enter. Tradition is not a substitute for access.
Full Explanation
Access to leadership mentoring must be designed, not left to social proximity. Informal golf networks systematically exclude qualified candidates and undermine succession. Senior HR should open a structured mentoring path with published criteria, matching, and expectations. Dressing up the old path, ending mentoring, or restricting it to people already acting as chief leaves development access informal and biased.