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• Understand the benefits of mentoring
• Create guidelines for finding mentors
• Sustain mentor relationships
Objectives
Mentoring: Creating a Partnership
Benefits to the Mentor
• Share experience, knowledge,
wisdom
• Strengthen coaching skills
• Expand understanding of others
• Play a role in another person’s
success
• Gain benefit from a new perspective
Benefits to the Learner
• Increase awareness and
comprehension
• Gain access to expertise
• Learn more about your industry
• Learn from others
• Identify mistakes to avoid
Benefits to the Organization
• Sustain levels of expertise
• Create opportunities for coaching
• Maximize the potential of team
members
• Create a more motivational
environment
• Strengthen trust relationships
My Mentor
• A mentor in my professional career
• What I learned professionally
• What I learned about myself
• What I would tell others about
mentoring
Mentor Analysis Grid
• Style
• Skills
• Knowledge
• Experience
• Philosophy
• Connections
• Availability
Working with Your Mentor
• Observe your mentor
• Identify behaviors to emulate
• Model attitudes, style, and actions
• Decide what works for you
Make Your Mentor Proud of You
• Listen carefully to feedback
• Avoid being defensive
• Show openness to learning
• Focus on improving your
performance
Show Respect for Your Mentor
• Ask thoughtful questions
• Share how you have applied their
advice
• Discuss accomplishments and
failures
• Provide an Individual Development
Plan
Being a Mentor: Our Role
• Source of information and insight
• Provide feedback
• Coach for skills, attitudes, and
behavior
• Trusted source of advice
• Give guidance on career planning
Being a Mentor: Guidelines
• Discuss lessons from your
experience
• Relay “inside” information
• Open doors
• Provide perspective and a reality
check
• Respect confidentiality