Mentoring for Leadership Success
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Mentoring for Leadership Success
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What is a Mentor? 2
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“Behind every successful person, there is one elementary truth: somewhere, somehow, someone cared about their growth and development. This person was their mentor” Dr. Beverly Kaye, Up is Not the Only Way, 1997
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A Mentor is… An experienced adviser and supporter: somebody 4
usually older and more experienced, who provides advice and support to and watches over and fosters the progress of, a younger, less experienced person.
A wise and faithful counselor, guide, advisor,
teacher, tutor, advocate.
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The Mentor… Shares knowledge/experiences 5
Coaches the mentee on a particular
skill/need/goal Acts as a sounding board Challenges the mentee to move beyond his or her comfort zone Creates a safe learning environment for taking risks Focuses on the mentee’s development www.2kinect.com
Formal Mentoring
Informal Mentoring
What are the Benefits? 7
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Benefits to the Organization Strengthens recruitment and on‐boarding 8
Strengthens and deepens the leadership pool –
emerging leaders are prepared Develops leadership ability of senior leaders Increases productivity Increases retention Improves engagement Creates positive, collaborative cultures
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Mentoring Life Cycle Initiation
Cultivation
• Begin to establish trust • Get to know one another • Set expectations • Establish goals
• Mentor gives advice/guidance, provides feedback, coaching • Mentee applies learning & moves towards goals • Trust is established
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Conclusion • Reflection • Measure – successes, improvements • Recognize and celebrate • Next steps
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Initiation – Activities for Building Trust First Couple of Meetings 10
Establish confidentiality Take time to get to know one another Share experiences and professional goals Clarify goals and objectives – what do you want to gain from the process? Clarify expectations – what does a successful mentoring relationship look like? Clarify roles.
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Questions that Spark Trust Tell me about yourself (background, academics, 11
career history, current job, personal interest) Tell me about your career aspirations Let’s review your development plan How can I help you? What does a successful mentoring relationship look like to you? What do you want most out this relationship? What do we each need to do in order to ensure a successful mentoring process? www.2kinect.com
Tool for Success: Mentoring Agreements Mentoring Agreements include the behaviours 12
and practices the mentor and mentee identify as critical to the success of the mentoring relationship and process. They can be developed by completing the following sentence:
In order to have a successful mentoring relationship we need to:
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Cultivation Tool for Success: Coaching! 13
Goal
Reality
• What do you want to achieve?
• What's Happening Now?
GROW Way Forward
Options
• What will you do?
• What could you do? www.2kinect.com
Conclusion – Maintain Momentum Measure 14
Celebrate and Recognize Identify next steps and resources
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Launching a Mentoring Program 15
First Steps: Know the What, Why, and Who
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WHAT are your objectives? 16
WHY Mentoring? WHO would benefit? WHO will be your Champion(s)?
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Mentoring for Leadership Success
www.2kinect.com
What is a Mentor? 2
www.2kinect.com
“Behind every successful person, there is one elementary truth: somewhere, somehow, someone cared about their growth and development. This person was their mentor” Dr. Beverly Kaye, Up is Not the Only Way, 1997
www.2kinect.com
A Mentor is… An experienced adviser and supporter: somebody 4
usually older and more experienced, who provides advice and support to and watches over and fosters the progress of, a younger, less experienced person.
A wise and faithful counselor, guide, advisor,
teacher, tutor, advocate.
www.2kinect.com
The Mentor… Shares knowledge/experiences 5
Coaches the mentee on a particular
skill/need/goal Acts as a sounding board Challenges the mentee to move beyond his or her comfort zone Creates a safe learning environment for taking risks Focuses on the mentee’s development www.2kinect.com
Formal Mentoring
Informal Mentoring
What are the Benefits? 7
www.2kinect.com
Benefits to the Organization Strengthens recruitment and on‐boarding 8
Strengthens and deepens the leadership pool –
emerging leaders are prepared Develops leadership ability of senior leaders Increases productivity Increases retention Improves engagement Creates positive, collaborative cultures
www.2kinect.com
Mentoring Life Cycle Initiation
Cultivation
• Begin to establish trust • Get to know one another • Set expectations • Establish goals
• Mentor gives advice/guidance, provides feedback, coaching • Mentee applies learning & moves towards goals • Trust is established
9
Conclusion • Reflection • Measure – successes, improvements • Recognize and celebrate • Next steps
www.2kinect.com
Initiation – Activities for Building Trust First Couple of Meetings 10
Establish confidentiality Take time to get to know one another Share experiences and professional goals Clarify goals and objectives – what do you want to gain from the process? Clarify expectations – what does a successful mentoring relationship look like? Clarify roles.
www.2kinect.com
Questions that Spark Trust Tell me about yourself (background, academics, 11
career history, current job, personal interest) Tell me about your career aspirations Let’s review your development plan How can I help you? What does a successful mentoring relationship look like to you? What do you want most out this relationship? What do we each need to do in order to ensure a successful mentoring process? www.2kinect.com
Tool for Success: Mentoring Agreements Mentoring Agreements include the behaviours 12
and practices the mentor and mentee identify as critical to the success of the mentoring relationship and process. They can be developed by completing the following sentence:
In order to have a successful mentoring relationship we need to:
www.2kinect.com
Cultivation Tool for Success: Coaching! 13
Goal
Reality
• What do you want to achieve?
• What's Happening Now?
GROW Way Forward
Options
• What will you do?
• What could you do? www.2kinect.com
Conclusion – Maintain Momentum Measure 14
Celebrate and Recognize Identify next steps and resources
www.2kinect.com
Launching a Mentoring Program 15
First Steps: Know the What, Why, and Who
www.2kinect.com
WHAT are your objectives? 16
WHY Mentoring? WHO would benefit? WHO will be your Champion(s)?
www.2kinect.com
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