Show Me The Ropes Mentoring

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Show Me The RopesMentoring

• Presenters
• Barry Madison
• Vincent Williams
• Sergio Arellano

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Mentoring

• Mentoring is a power-free, two-way, mutually
  beneficial learning situation focused on the
  development and professional growth of a protégé.
  The mentor and the protégé are partners in
  learning. The mentor meets periodically, or as
  needed, with the protégé to provide advice and to
  share knowledge and experiences.

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Goals of Mentoring

• Mentors work with protégés to provide
  feedback/guidance/direction. Examples
• Feedback in current job or assignment
• Deciding on development assignments
• How to handle situations
• Help with Career Learning Plans

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Mentor Roles

• Assessment
• Feedback provider
• Point of comparison
• Feedback interpreter

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Mentor Roles (contd)

• Challenge
• Dialogue partner
• Assignment broker
• Accountant
• Role model

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Mentor Roles(contd)

• Support
• Counselor
• Cheerleader
• Reinforcer
• Cohort

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WHY DO WE NEED A MENTOR?

• TO PROMOTE US TO OTHERS
• TO HELP GUIDE US THROUGH THE MINEFIELDS OF OUR
  CAREERS (TEACH US THE ROPES)
• TO HELP SMOOTH OUR EDGES
• TO LISTEN TO OUR WOES
• TO ADVISE US ON WHAT WE SHOULD DO
• TO BE OUR SOUNDING BOARDS OR REALITY CHECKS

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SELECTING A MENTOR

• TREAT THIS AS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER
• IGNORE PREDETERMINED PREJUDICES
• THINK ABOUT WHO CAN DO
• THINK ABOUT WHO WILL DO
• THINK ABOUT WHO WANTS TO DO
• REMEMBER, THE BEST PERSON IS NOT ALWAYS THE ONE
  YOU MIGHT INITIALLY SELECT

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PROTÉGÉ RESPONSIBILITIES

• SELECT PROPER MENTOR
• BE OPEN TO THE PROCESS
• BE HONEST WITH THE MENTOR
• BE HONEST WITH THYSELF
• SET REASONABLE GOALS
• BE DEDICATED TO COMPLETING THE JOURNEY
• TRUST THE JUDGMENT OF THE MENTOR

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TOOLS OF A GOOD PROTÉGÉ

• DESIRE TO IMPROVE
• DESIRE TO GO TO NEXT LEVEL
• DESIRE TO LEARN
• HONESTY
• WILLINGNESS TO WORK
• AMBITION
• THICK SKIN
• COMMITTMENT