This slideshare was created to directed mentors and mentees in international education to useful resources.

1. Mentorship in
International Education

2. Hello!
My name is Tom
Millington and I love
talking about
mentorship. Email me at
tom@abroadia.com
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3. 1.
What is mentorship?
Before moving on to the next slide, think of some terms
that you associate with mentorship.

5. “A mentor is someone who sees
more talent and ability within you,
than you see in yourself, and helps
bring it out of you.”
— Bob Proctor
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6. How do you want to
help your mentee
advance?

7. Styles and Models of Mentorship
⇨ Mentorship
⇨ Sponsorship
⇨ Apprenticeship
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8. Sponsorship
Apprenticeship
Mentorship
Trusted counselors
provide guidance and
support on a range of
professional issues,
including career
progression.
Senior leaders creating
opportunities to enable junior
colleagues' success and
helping them navigate
important transitions.
Any colleague with domain
expertise is empowered to teach
key skills, model behaviors, and
transfer skills.
Source: www.mckinsey.com

9. Mentorship Audience
⇨ Traditional one-to-one
⇨ Team mentoring
⇨ Group mentoring
⇨ Peer mentoring
⇨ E-mentoring
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Source: Ontario Mentoring Coalition

10. Job Crafting:
involving individuals in the
design of their own jobs—
creates stronger skill matches
and smoother transitions.
(Source:
https://www.mckinsey.com/busi
ness-functions/people-and-
organizational-
performance/our-
insights/getting-practical-about-
the-future-of-work)
Two options worth considering
Upskilling:
involving individuals in the
design of their own jobs—
creates stronger skill matches
and smoother transitions.
(Source:
https://www.mckinsey.com/busi
ness-functions/people-and-
organizational-
performance/our-
insights/getting-practical-about-
the-future-of-work)
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11. What skills does your mentee have?
T-Shaped Skills:
• Comfortable with
industry-specific skill
sets (program
management,
budget, crisis
management, etc.)
• Strong
communication and
collaboration skills
• Flexibility
• Hard and soft skills
X-Shaped Skills:
• Can work in multiple
areas
• Have excellent
interpersonal skills
• Can work with
different people
across different
industries or areas
of a company or
university
• Can bring different
groups together to
collaborate on a
project
.
I-Shaped Skills:
• Similar to T-
shaped
individuals
• Demonstrates
deep
understanding of
skills in a certain
area
• Have not applied
those skills to
other areas
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12. T-Shape Illustration
Cross Discipline Expertise
Deep Discipline
Expertise

13. Create Your Own Rubric for Mentoring Someone
What competencies would you like to help them
develop?
Competencies New (1-2 years in IE) Experienced (3-4 years
in IE)
Veteran (5+ years in IE)

14. Resources
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-
performance/our-insights/getting-practical-about-the-future-of-work
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/strategy-and-corporate-finance/our-
insights/six-problem-solving-mindsets-for-very-uncertain-
times?fbclid=IwAR2h_GSoCSmuGZdNUWJxVOopaXXtsLnra0p0Hp-y-x_Bx-
Hoo5zX1BCcCvo
https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/careers/soft-skills/t-shaped-skills/
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/operations-
blog/the-imperative-to-build-resilient-operations
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-
performance/our-insights/the-four-building-blocks--of-change
Resources for Mentees: https://cfe.unc.edu/resources-for-mentees/
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI): https://www.mindgarden.com/117-maslach-burnout-
inventory-mbi

15. One more thing…
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This presentation is not meant to provide the “great
solution” to office dynamics, but rather to point you in a
direction where you can learn more and begin thinking of
how you can mentor others or how you would like to be
mentored. The links listed on the resource slide are a good
starting point. You may use the rubric to delineate the
skills you would like mentees to develop; or if you are a
mentee you can use it to better visualize your career
trajectory.
Good luck!

16. “In learning you will teach, and in
teaching you will learn.” – Phil Collins
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17. Thanks!
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Any questions?
You can find me at:
⇨ @abroadia
⇨ tom@abroadia.com

18. Credits
Special thanks to SlidesCarnival and
Unsplash.
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⇨ Photographs by Unsplash
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