Mentoring matters. But it's still on you to make it work. In this session, we will establish strategies to help you connect with your mentee and learn how to meet the challenges that mentoring poses to you. I will provide you with ways to overcome common obstacles and how to build trust with your mentee. Finally, we will discuss strategies for managing effective, diverse, and enjoyable mentoring relationships.

1. It's About Give & Take
How to maximize your opportunity as a mentor in

2. The Challenge
How to choose what to focus on?
How to build a bond with your mentee?
How to overcome mentor obstacles?
How to make diverse mentoring work?
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3. "I want it ALL"
How to choose what to focus on?

4. Where do they
see themselves
in 7 months,
1 year,
3 years?
AHEAD
Plan

5. Look at their
past performance
reviews (yes!)
REAL
Be

6. What are their:
UP
Open
Core Values
Major stressors

7. Specific
Measurable
Actionable
Realistic
Time-Bound
SMART
Be

8. "I want
it ALL"
DEVELOP SELF AWARENESS
Understand what you want
WRITE GOALS
(+HOPES & DREAMS!)
PREPARE FOR EACH MEETING

9. "I want it to feel NATURAL"
How to build a stronger bond with your
mentee?

10. Trustworthiness
Confidence
Value adding
Appreciation
Positive energy
It's about

11. "I want
it to feel
NATURAL"
DIALOGUE*
Create
DIAGNOSIS
DELIVERY

12. *goals (for you & the mentoring
relationship)
AND logistics AND communications

13. "I want it to be EASY"
How to overcome mentor obstacles?

14. Determine your mentee's expectations
Ask them to take initiative. And to
follow upon your suggestions*
Allow them to "manage" a missing
mentor

15. *Prompt them to be an active listener
and check in, to make sure their
interpretation was correct. Ask!

16. "I want
it to be
EASY"
THERE IS NO
SHORTCUT
TO A
SUCCESSFUL
MENTORING
RELATIONSHIP
Remember:

17. "I don't want it to be AWKWARD"
How to make diverse mentoring work?

18. Build on your similarities*
Acknowledge how your
differences impact your life
Lough & use humor gracefully

19. *Chose 5 values to discuss

20. "I don't
want it
to be
AWKWARD"
SPEAK UP & ASK FOR
FEEDBACK
Grow together:

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