This document discusses mentoring and provides information about mentors, mentees, and mentoring programs. It defines mentoring as a professional relationship where an experienced person assists another in developing skills and knowledge. Mentors teach specific issues, coach skills, facilitate growth, challenge mentees, and focus on total development. Mentees commit to the relationship, prepare, complete assignments, and allow for professional and personal growth. Successful mentors understand others, are self-aware, build trust, and use communication skills like active listening. Mentoring can be formal or informal, individual or group-based. Both mentors and mentees benefit from mentoring through increased learning, support, and professional development. Challenges also exist

1. Why Mentoring Matters
LTEC 3010: Personal Development

2. Do you have a mentor?
Who is that person?
How do they support you?
What do you learn from them?

3. Mentoring: The Basics
How do you define mentoring?
What is a mentor?
What is a mentee?

4. What is mentoring?
 Mentoring is most often defined as
a professional relationship in which
an experienced person
(the mentor) assists another (the
mentoree) in developing specific
skills and knowledge that will
enhance the less-experienced
person’s professional and personal
growth.

5. What does a mentor do?
 The following are among the
mentor’s functions:
 Teaches a specific issue
 Coaches on a particular skill
 Facilitates growth by sharing
resources and networks
 Challenges to move beyond one’s
comfort zone
 Creates a safe learning
environment for taking risks
 Focuses on total development

6. What does a mentee do?
 The following are among the
mentor’s functions:
 Commit to building the relationship
 Prepare for each interaction
 Complete any assignments
 Integrate learning or meeting with
the mentor
 Make room for professional &
personal growth

7. What are the Characteristics
of A Successful Mentor?
 Understands others
 Self-Aware
 Trust
 Uses the following
communication skills:
1. Active Listening
2. Effective Questioning
3. Sharing Feedback
Typical Mentor &
Mentee Profiles
 Communication Style
 Problem-Solving
 Decision-Making
 Work-Style

8. Mentoring In Action
What type of mentoring programs
have you experienced?
-Formal or Informal?
-Group or Individual?
Please share.

9. Mentoring: Support,
Training & Suggested
Practices
What guidance will you give?
What training/meetings will there be?
How will you support the mentoring
program?
What are suggested practices?

10. Mentor Selection & Matching
 Ask for objectives & goals
 Understand mentee needs & expectations
 Seek mentors to support values
 Identify common interests, values & goals
 Selection – variety of options
 First meeting

11. How to Prepare:
The First Mentor Meeting
Preparation
 Profiles/Matching
 Agenda
 Choose a setting
Content
 Take time to get to know
one another
 Discuss logistics
 Discuss confidentiality
 Set initial goals/objectives

12. How to Prepare:
The First Mentor Meeting
Summary & Next Steps
 Review key points
 Identify action items
 Set up next meeting/call
Debrief & Follow Up
 Assess meeting dynamics
 Add to mentee profile
 Notes for improvement

13. Mentoring: Benefits
What is the payback?
How does mentoring help?
How does mentoring benefit the:
Mentee?
Mentor?

14. Mentoring: Challenges
What are some issues?
What are some helpful suggestions?
How do you support the program?