Mentoring: Mystery or Magic

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MentoringMystery or Magic

• Glenn Walker, DTM

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What Is A Mentor?

• mentor noun
• 1 capitalized a friend of Odysseus entrusted
  with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
• 2 a a trusted counselor or guide b TUTOR,
  COACH

Source Merriam-Webster OnLine (www.m-w.com)
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Who Benefits?

• protégé noun
• Etymology French, from past participle of
  protéger to protect, from Latin protegere
• one who is protected or trained or whose career
  is furthered by a person of experience,
  prominence, or influence

Source Merriam-Webster OnLine (www.m-w.com)
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Benefits for the Protégé

• A non-threatening learning opportunity
• Improved self-confidence
• Developing business expertise technical
  knowledge
• Challenge
• Support and reassurance
• Networking/partnership opportunities
• Coaching and
• Listening and reassurance.

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Benefits for the Mentor

• Increased motivation
• Challenge
• New insights and perspectives
• An opportunity for self-development
• Increased self-esteem pleasure
• The opportunity to positively influence the next
  generation
• Increased peer recognition and
• The opportunity to improve communication.

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What Is Mentoring?

• Mentoring is a tool that organizations can use to
  nurture and grow their people.
• Protégés observe, question, and explore.
• Mentors demonstrate, explain and model.

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Mentoring As A Process

• Deliberate learning is the cornerstone.
• Both failure and success are powerful teachers.
• Leader need to tell their stories.
• Development matures over time.
• Mentoring is a joint venture.

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The Mentoring Relationship

• On-Going Communication is Essential
• Every Relationship Evolves

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Phases of the Relationship

• Orientation
• The Middle Period
• Dissolution
• Redefinition

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Pitfalls Can Occur

• Mismatches
• Unrealistic Expectations
• Breaches of Confidentiality

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Qualities of A Mentor

• A Desire To Help
• Positive Experiences
• Good Reputation for Developing Others
• Time Energy
• Up-To-Date Knowledge
• Learning Attitude
• Demonstrated Effective Mentoring Skills

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Qualities of A Protégé

• Committed to expanding their capabilities
• Open and receptive to new ways of learning and
  trying new ideas
• Able to accept feedback and act upon it
• Willingness to apply learning
• Focused on achieving desired results
• Able to communicate and work cooperatively with
  others
• Knows when to ask for help
• Have a sense of personal responsibility and
  commitment
• Willing to meet on a regular basis.

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Mentoring Final Thoughts

• Think of a mentor as a learning leader who
  facilitates a learning process, rather than as a
  guru who passes down "the word" to a favored
  individual.

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Mentoring Final Thoughts

• Think of growth as the acquisition of attitudes
  and capabilities as well as the acquisition of
  skills and behaviors.

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Mentoring Final Thoughts

• View development as being enhanced by open
  dialogue and free form thinking, rather than
  limited by discussion guided by a set agenda.