and open. As a mentor you will meet with
your mentee a minimum of four times
within a 12 month period, review and
discuss his or her feedback, resume, or
other relevant materials and assist them
with personal development planning.
Remember, as a mentor you are not here
to solve the mentees issues or do the work
for them. You are a coach and guide for
them. The mentees are in the driver’s
seat. Encourage the mentee to come
prepared and bring relevant materials and
information to the meeting, greet, build
rapport and discuss action items from
the previous meeting with the meeting
preparation form.
Do not judge the mentee if she does
not complete all action items. Discuss
the roadblocks in completing the items
and give support. New commitments
for action can then be set. Establish new
objectives for each meeting. Sometimes
the outcomes will be about other issues
that have cropped up. After the mentee
explores ideas, the mentor will suggest
scenarios and shares experiences.
And finally discuss plan for possible
Mentoring is import-
ant, not only because
of the knowledge
and skills mentees
can learn from men-
tors, but also because
mentoring provides
professional social-
ization and personal
support to facilitate
success in profession
and in life.
roadblocks. This will allow the mentee
to realize when the roadblocks occur and
how to effectively deal with them. The
mentor will establish new action items
with the mentee. Express confidence in
the mentee and acknowledge the progress
so far. Confirm to do items and next steps
and set up a date for the next meetings.
Mentoring
is
important,
not
only
because of the knowledge and skills
mentees can learn from mentors, but also
because mentoring provides professional
socialization and personal support to
facilitate success in profession and in
life. Quality mentoring greatly enhances
mentees' chances for success.
Research shows that people who
experience good mentoring also have a
greater chance of securing professional,
career, academic and life, or greater career
advancement potential in management or
in entrepreneurship.
Joe Nyutu is a marketing and
strategy consultant who teaches
marketing on part-time basis at a
local leading university and can
be reached via: Nyutu1kj@yahoo.
com.