Pick Up A Mentoring Toolkit Or Gossamer will get you!

Mentorship: Bridging the Gaps In Our Profession Christine Ayar – Evanced Solutions Elizabeth Bollinger – Michigan State University

“ Experience of mentors is very valuable information for the future. I have mentors who probably do not realize how influential they are.”

“ I think mentoring happens more frequently than not when opportunities present themselves and the mentor takes action.”

“ A mentoring culture is a vivid expression of organizational vitality.”

Enhanced Self-Esteem Revitalized interest in work Learning opportunities The Legacy Factor … and it bridges the gap!

Enhanced Self-Esteem

Revitalized interest in work

Learning opportunities

The Legacy Factor

… and it bridges the gap!

Seriously – they encouraged me to strive for things that I would not have ever considered on my own.” “ Mostly, they kept me out of trouble!

Seriously – they encouraged me to strive for things that I would not have ever considered on my own.”

Variety is the spice of life (and mentorship!)

“ The four underlying concepts are vital to communication in a mentoring culture: communication drives learning, transforms resistance, builds trusting relationships, and eases transition.” - Lois Zachary

Cast the mentorship net…

Do you want to be there? Are goals being accomplished? Is there a process for evaluation? Do you feel fulfilled?

What could possibly go wrong?

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