Articles about mentoring.
People I talk to are always anxious for their first meeting with their new mentor. Here is a “check list” that you can use: Expectations for Mentoring Work Experience Views on Leadership Personal qualities and skills Interests What you need to learn and develop What you want help What you can contribute Future plans
Presentation of you in the first meeting with mentor 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 »
Each day I get a small video from John Maxwell, it´s called “A minute with Maxwell” and today it was about mentoring. So I had to put it out on my web Today’s “A Minute with Maxwell” video lesson was filmed during my Live Event in Orlando, Florida where I spent three days with my
Word of today – Mentorship 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. Here is some questions you can use in each part. MENTOR-model: M – meet E – explore
Getting the Most out of Mentoring – Part II Read More »
The project Box is one of the world´s only Human Performance Management Company, focusing exclusively in the field Project Management, Sales and Social Media. But they have also made a podcast about mentoring. Bernard Tirado talks about the type of mentors and 7 guidelines either you are being a mentee or a mentor. Link
Podcast – 7 Mentorship Guidelines 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
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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 »
