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MENTORING LIBRARY
EMPLOYEESA BEGINNER’S GUIDE
Catherine Hakala-Ausperk
LOOKING BACK…
Careers Aren’t Easy
WHICH WAYDOYOUGO?
LET’S SHARE SOME
STORIES
BEST
DECISION
EVER!
WHAT
ABOUT
YOUR
STORY?
WHY MENTORS?
THE BENEFIT FOR THE LIBRARY
• INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY
•SUCCESSION PLANNING
•GROWING LOCAL LEADERS
•ENHANCING JOBS
•ENGAGING (RETAINING) STAFF
THE BENEFIT FOR THE MENTEE
•ANSWERS
•SUPPORT
•ENCOURAGE
MENT
•GROWTH
•SUCCESS
THE BENEFIT FOR THE MENTOR
•CONNECTIONS
•CONTRIBUTIONS
• IDEAS
•MOTIVATION
•VALUE
•EXPERIENCE
WHY DOESN’T EVERYONE HAVE A
MENTOR?
TOO COMPLICATED
TOO TIME CONSUMING
TOO EXPENSIVE
IT DIDN’T WORK LAST TIME!!
WHY NOT BEGIN AGAIN?
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
•DESIGN
•PEOPLE
•NO PITFALLS
•A LITTLE HELP
#1 – LET’S START WITH DESIGN
•SIMPLE – COMPLICATED – SOMEWERE IN BETWEEN
LET’S START WITH (SO WE CAN AVOID)
COMPLICATED
MEDIUM OR…“NOT TO
COMPLICATED”
SIMPLE!
(LET’S GO
WITH THAT!)
#2 - YOU’LL NEED PEOPLE
THEIR GOALS
• LEAD BY EXAMPLE
• DRAW OUT POSSIBILITIES
• LISTEN FOR (DON’T OFFER) SOLUTIONS
• DEMONSTRATE A GENUINE INTEREST
MENTORS
THEIR QUALITIES
HONESTY
INQUISITIVENESS
COMPASSIONATE
PRACTICAL
EXPERIENCED
OBJECTIVE
TRUSTED
RESPECTED
MENTORS
WHERE DO YOU FIND MENTORS?
❋SCHOOLS/CLASSES
❋AT WORK
❋IN OTHER LIBRARIES
❋IN THE COMMUNITY
❋IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
❋ON COMMITTEES
❋THROUGH COLLEAGUES
❋IN BLOGS
MENTORS
HOW NOT TO FIND A MENTOR
JUST BY TITLE
EXPECTING TOO MUCH
REQUIRING TOO MUCH
BY LOOKING IN THE MIRROR
BY PUTTING UP WALLS
WHAT SHOULD MENTORS DO?OFFER SINCERE ENCOURAGEMENT
OFFER KIND COUNSEL
BELIEVE IN THE MENTEE
SHARE RELATIONSHIPS, NOT JUST INFORMATION
CREATE CONNECTIONS
MENTORS
MENTEES
ASK
WHAT
MENTEES
SHOULD DO
LISTEN
WHAT
MENTEES
SHOULD DO
TRUST
WHAT
MENTEES
SHOULD DO
APPLY
WHAT
MENTEES
SHOULD DO
THANK
WHAT
MENTEES
SHOULD DO
#3 - YOU’LL NEED TO AVOID PITFALLS
1. EVERYTHING GOING ONE WAY
2. CHOSEN FOR THE WRONG REASON
3. PUTTING LIKE PEOPLE TOGETHER
4. NO OVERSIGHT
5. USED AS DISCIPLINE
6. NEVER-ENDING
7. FORCED
BEGINNERS CAN USE SOME HELP
RESOURCES:
• MODELS
• OTHER LIBRARIES
• OTHER INDUSTRIES
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
• PRESENTERS
• AUTHORS
• BOOKS, CHAPTERS & ARTICLES!
WHAT’S
YOUR
NEXT
STORY?
BEGINNERS BEGIN
WHENSHOULD YOU BEGIN?
WHYSHOULD
YOU
BEGIN?
“WE ARE SMARTER TOGETHER THAN WE ARE ALONE”
Catherine Monnin, Mentor
Extraordinaire!
START WITH ME!