Here is the Main Title

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Mentoring Ian Lowrie - Chief Executive Adur
District Council
SOCITM 3 November 2005
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What is mentoring?

• A confidential voluntary conversation between
  consenting people
• Focus on the development of the mentee
• With lessons for the mentor
• Positive
• Two-way

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Mentoring Relationships in context
Line Manager
Mentor
The Organisation
Mentee
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Whats in it for the mentee?

• An independent view - baggage free
• Sounding board for own ideas
• New ideas from another
• Experience of another
• Confidante
• Guidance/signposting/referral
• Greater visibility

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Whats in it for the mentor?

• Privileged insight
• From different organisation
• Another profession/work area
• A junior level/younger perspective
• Updating knowledge and awareness
• New ideas

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Whats in it for the organisation?

• All of the above ideas, insights etc
• Stronger individuals
• Better teams
• Staff who are developing rather than stagnating
• Positive direction of travel
• IIP contribution

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How do you make it work?

• Discuss/agree what mentee wants out of it
• Keep a note of proceedings
• Bite sized chunks
• Judge right degree of formality/informality
• Fix meetings in advance defend them
• Agree an end date - can always review it
• Be honest with each other
• Have fun - but if you dread it? STOP!

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I win You win The organisation wins

• Discussion?