Sparks + Embers Episode No. 13: The Requirements of Professional Leadership Psychology (Apprenticeship)

23/09/2025 11 min
Sparks + Embers Episode No. 13: The Requirements of Professional Leadership Psychology (Apprenticeship)

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Credentialist systems serve legitimate purposes: quality assurance, risk mitigation, professional legitimacy. The challenge isn’t eliminating credentials but creating space for competency-based development alongside formal requirements, much like how the bridge-builders now work with government documentation requirements while maintaining traditional knowledge transmission. Research shows effective mentorship operates through complex interactions between mentor characteristics, learner needs, environmental...

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