This presentation was prepared for AMBA's webinar on Unlocking the Power of Mentoring (The Mentee's Perspective). All content edited and assembled with special credit to multiple sources and publications (as in bibliography).

1. Unlocking the Power of Mentoring
“The Mentee’s Perspective”
AMBA Webinar Mentoring
20 September 2016
Prepared by Tiago Forjaz, Illustrations by Silas Ferreira for

2. Where does mentoring come from?
Ancient Greece
TelemachusMentor

3. What is mentoring?
Wikipedia Definition:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentorship
Mentoring is a process for the informal transmission of
knowledge, social capital, and the psychosocial support
perceived by the recipient as relevant to work, career, or
professional development; mentoring entails informal
communication, usually face-to-face and during a sustained
period of time, between a person who is perceived to have
greater relevant knowledge, wisdom, or experience (the
mentor) and a person who is perceived to have less (the
protégé)"
Mentoring is a process for the informal transmission of
knowledge, social capital, and the psychosocial support
perceived by the recipient as relevant to work, career, or
professional development; mentoring entails informal
communication, usually face-to-face and during a sustained
period of time, between a person who is perceived to have
greater relevant knowledge, wisdom, or experience (the
mentor) and a person who is perceived to have less (the
protégé)"

4. Why is mentoring so important?
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

5. AristotelesAlexandre “the great”
“All masters had mentors”
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

6. Mentoring is the most efficient and
productive form of learning!
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

7. The Element - what mentors do…

8. Recognition
The Element - what mentors do…
Adapted from The Element, by Sir Ken Robinson

9. Encouragement
The Element - what mentors do…
Adapted from The Element, by Sir Ken Robinson

10. Facilitating
The Element - what mentors do…
Adapted from The Element, by Sir Ken Robinson

11. The Element - what mentors do…
Stretching
Adapted from The Element, by Sir Ken Robinson

12. The mentors knowledge and
experience becomes yours
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

13. Mentors direct you away from the
side paths and help you avoid error
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

14. They observe you (closely) and give
you feedback
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

15. They give you tailored advice, adapting
to your needs and circumstances
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

16. But, the secret is within the quality of the
special relationship you build with them
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

17. Choose a mentor according to your needs and inclinations
4 strategies to deepen the mentor-
mentee relationship
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

18. 4 strategies to deepen the mentor-
mentee relationship
Gaze deep into the Mentor’s mirror
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

19. Transfigure your mentor’s ideas (into your own)
4 strategies to deepen the mentor-
mentee relationship
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

20. Create a back and forth dynamic (like in the Matrix)
4 strategies to deepen the mentor-
mentee relationship
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

21. Mentees choose Mentors (not the
other way round)
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

22. Mentor Profile
• Good Observers / Listeners;
• Patient & Caring;
• Blunt & Assertive;
• They have Good Memories;
• They are Positive & Faithful
Believers;
• Mentors see themselves in Mentee's
• Mentors also had Mentors!
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

23. Mentee Profile
Fierce,
Determined,
Hungry for enlightenment
Aspires to surpass Mentor
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

24. HBR Mentoring Case Studies
Group Mentoring at BP
At BP, “We found 78% of our employees preferred to learn
from their peers, but little money or attention was focused
on this,” explains Peter Butler, the head of learning at BT.
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Dare2share is a social collaboration platform that allows
employees to pass on their knowledge and insights to their
colleagues through short (five- and 10-minute) audio and video
podcasts, RSS feeds, and discussion threads, as well as through
traditional training documents. BT employees can view content
on Dare2share and rate each learning module according to its
relevance and quality. If they want to learn more about the
topic covered by a module, they can connect with the person
who posted it and ask for more information.
https://hbr.org/2010/05/mentoring-millennials

25. Reverse Mentoring at Burston Marsteller
HBR Mentoring Case Studies
At Burson-Marsteller, a PR and communications firm with offices in 85 countries,
a pilot program of reverse mentoring is bridging experiential divides. The
company conducted training for both Millennial mentors and their older
mentees, establishing ground rules around confidentiality. “It’s difficult not to
slip into our traditional roles,” says Michele Chase, the managing director of
worldwide human resources. “But this arrangement is building relationships.
The mentors are getting access to more senior people, and they get to go
behind the scenes, so to speak, to see how leaders think and offer insights.”
Inevitably, there are times when the older mentees give feedback or advice to
their young associates, so in effect, the coaching becomes mutual. The added
benefit to the younger workers is a potentially accelerated career track, as the
mentoring arrangement raises their profile among senior executives of the firm.
And the executive mentees have the opportunity to gain understanding of
a segment of their workforce they might not otherwise get to know.
https://hbr.org/2010/05/mentoring-millennials

26. HBR Mentoring Case Studies
Anonymous Mentoring
This method uses psychological testing and a background
review to match mentees with trained mentors outside the
organization. Exchanges are conducted entirely online, and both
the mentee and the mentor, who is usually a professional coach
or seasoned executive, remain anonymous. The engagement,
generally paid for by the mentee’s company, lasts six to 12
months.
https://hbr.org/2010/05/mentoring-millennials

27. AristotelesAlexandre “the great”
All Masters had Mentors

28. Take-Aways

29. But, the secret is within the quality of the
special relationship you build with them
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

30. Mentorship is based on mutual
development

31. Mentees must surpass their
Mentors

32. Mentoring Take Aways
• All Masters had Mentors
• Mentoring is all about the
special relationship!
• It’s based on mutual
development
• The objective is for
mentees to surpass their
mentors

33. Remember
“One repays a teacher
badly if one remains
only a pupil”
Friedrich Nietzsche
Adapted from Mastery, by Robert Greene

34. THE END
Tiago Forjaz
tforjaz@mightworld.com
+351 967568855
Dedicated to my Mentor:
Dr. Isabel de Almeida Rodrigues

35. Bibliography
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BOOKS
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The Element, by Sir Ken Robinson
https://www.amazon.com/Element-Finding-Passion-Changes-Everything/dp/0143116738
Mastery, by Robert Greene
https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X
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ARTICLES & SOURCES
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Wikipedia, on Mentorship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentorship
Inc. - 5 Things Socrates can teach you about being a better Mentor
http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/5-things-socrates-can-teach-you-about-being-a-better-mentor.html
Forbes - How to Find a Great Mentor (first, don't even ask a stranger)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2014/09/21/how-to-find-a-great-mentor-first-dont-ever-ask-a-stranger/
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HBR Article - Demystifying Mentoring,
by Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd
https://hbr.org/2011/02/demystifying-mentoring/
HBR Article - Mentoring Millenials,
by Jeanne C. Meister and Karie Willyerd
https://hbr.org/2010/05/mentoring-millennials

36. Mentoring Workshops
Design your Mentoring Program
Talk to us if you would like to start a
Mentoring Program and learn about
Mentoring in a Storytelling
Workshop based on the Biographies
of Great Masters.
Tiago Forjaz
tforjaz@mightworld.com
+351 967568855