Articles about the mentor. How to be a mentor, which tools to use, what´s in it for me and other stuff.
In my mentoring sessions I some time feel that giving advice or almost instructive, is the right way to go, but other feels that is wrong. And for coaching is also the same, when you are talking about directive and non-directive coaching. Coach training programmes usually focus strongly on teaching the skills of non-directive coaching. […]
Being a good coach is it the same as being a non-directive coach? Read More »
The way forward towards your goals and your truth goes through questions. ‘Magic’ in mentoring is the art of asking questions. Through questions should you look for and articulate what is true for you, and insight – because it comes from within.
The right question is the core of mentoring Read More »
You might suspect that mentoring works. It’s common sense, right? But, did you know that there is research to prove that quality mentoring can help young people stay in school and avoid substance use and delinquency? That formal youth mentoring programs can promote positive outcomes, such as improved self-esteem, social skills and career development? It’s
National Mentoring Month Read More »
I strongly believe in the power of mentoring in developing leaders. During my years with mentoring I have found that there are things you can, as a mentee, can do to get the most out of the mentoring sessions. I have developed a MENTOR-model: M – meet E – explore N – needs and requirement
Getting the Most out of Mentoring Read More »
By Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. As trust grows between a mentor and a protégé, the mentor will notice a change in the types of issues the protégé wants to discuss. The issues often become more complex, demanding, or recurring. Because of their more challenging nature, they usually also are more emotionally charged. In fact, this change
The Mentor´s way Rule #5 – Balance Empathy and Action Read More »
by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. Often when we think of mentors, we think of people who dispense wise advice. After all, your mentor is someone who has more experience than you and can give you guidance on what to do. Many mentoring partnerships begin with a piece of sound advice that helps establish a mentor’s credibility.
The Mentor´s way Rule #4 – Good Questions Beat Good Advice Read More »
by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. Many mentors think their primary job is to give advice to their protégés. While advice can be an important tool of mentoring (although not as powerful as asking questions as we’ll see in the next rule of mentoring), the mentors that are most successful focus on building trust with a protégé.
The Mentor´s way Rule #3 – Create a Safe Place Read More »
The old aphorism, “You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink,” is the foundation of the second rule of mentoring. Many a mentor has fallen into the subtle trap of driving the mentoring process, only to reach a point of disappointment and frustration when the protégé’s energy and enthusiasm begins
The Mentor´s way Rule #2 – Stay Out of the Driver´s Seat Read More »
by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. One of the things that separates mentoring from coaching is the time scale in which the two operate. Coaching tends to be focused on the here and now, closing immediate gaps and accomplishing short term goals. Mentoring is focused on the long term, the protégé’s journey that may last years. Understanding
Mentor´s Way Rule #1 – Chart a Course Read More »
by Rik Nemanick, Ph.D. It has been eleven years since I started working on my first mentoring program at Anheuser-Busch. It was a modest program (twelve mentoring pairs) for the IT organization, and it started me on a course of learning more about mentoring. Over that time, I have trained over 2,000 mentors and have observed
The Mentors Way: An introduction to the Eight Rules of Mentoring Read More »
