The document discusses mentoring and the role of mentors. It provides qualities of effective mentors, such as being available, patient, knowledgeable and supportive. The steps for mentor/protégé meetings include becoming acquainted, orienting the protégé, and connecting them to resources. Regular meetings provide on-the-spot advice and guidance to help protégés develop skills and explore leadership opportunities. The end results are personal and professional growth for both parties, strengthened organizations, and the cultivation of future leaders.

1. Mentoring:
Leaders Paying Forward
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2. “A mentor– someone
whose hindsight can
become your
foresight.”
—Ancient Chinese Proverb
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3. What is a Mentor’s Role?
• What are the qualities of a
effective mentor?
• What are the steps for
mentor/protégé meetings?
• What are the end results?
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4. Mentors Develop People
Mentoring: The Most relevant tool
of our training era!
• Not exclusively for “newbies”
• Support & enrich protégé skills
• Renew & expand their own
knowledge through service
• Protégés give back as they assume
the mentor role
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5. Mentors Are GENEROUS!
Trusted, Seasoned Guides:
• Share experiences & insights
• Help & advise over time
• Teach & train to perform roles
• Counsel , e.g., team cohesion
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6. Mentors Coach
Share Expertise
• Provide specific advice & guidance
• Give explicit technique direction for improved performance
• Explore potential, such as goal setting & accountability
strategies
• Heighten behavioral awareness & its effects
• Build collaborative, harmonious team processes
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7. Mentors Champion
Protégés to Become:
• Role models
• Coaches
• Confidantes
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8. What Are the Qualities of an
Effective Mentor?
• Available • Supportive
• Patient • Knowledgeable
• Sensitive • Confident
• Respectful • Listening
• Flexible • Concerned
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9. What are the steps for meetings?
1st Meeting
1. Become acquainted & establish the mentor relationship
2. Orient mentee to customs & procedures
3. Connect the mentee with resources
2nd Meeting
1. Help mentee leap into action
2. Encourage skill development
3rd Meeting
1. Maintain support of skill development
2. Help mentee discover a leadership path
3. Introduce opportunities
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10. What are the End Results?
Mentoring helps everyone!
• Promotes personal growth & strengthens
Toastmasters club
• On-the-spot, immediate advice = consistent
foundation for skill-building
• Mentors are referral agents: Cultivate protégé
leadership opportunities
• Protégés enjoy acceptance & feel ownership in
responsible roles
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11. The Bottom Line
MENTOR QUALITIES
Kind, nurturing behaviors
Shared experience & credibility
EFFECTIVE STEPS
Establish regular meetings
Provide enough time to build trust
RESULTS
A club growth legacy with profound
community impact
Emergent leadership from an empowered
team
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12. What mentoring is:
Helping others to reach
their full potential
What it isn’t?
Easy!
Mentors need patience,
wisdom, & dynamic systems
to fully support their protégés.
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13. 1."My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Parting words:
"My chief want in life
is someone who shall
make me do what I
can.“
- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
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14. Sources
Anderson and Bolt (2008). Professionalism: Real Skills for Workplace
Success. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
Carvin, B. (2009, January). The Great Mentor: Xerox’s Women’s Alliance
cracks the code on successful mentor programs. Training and
Development, 63(1), 46-50.
Novek, K. (2010, February). The Magic of Mentoring: How wisdom
shared can change lives. Toastmaster, 76(2), 16-19.
Dubrin, A. (2005). Coaching and Mentoring Skills. NetEffect Series.
Pearson, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
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