Col Tom Robinson

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Mentoring Volunteers
Col Tom Robinson Great Salt Lake Chapter NCMA
Board of Directors Friday June 20, 2008
11-1130 am
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What is a Mentor?

• Traditionally, its the activities that one
  person does to help another
• Can help the other do a job more effectively
• Can help the person progress in their career
• Someone who has Been there, done that and has
  earned the appropriate trust and respect

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They are your professionalpersonal trainer

• Mentors
• Coach
• Train
• Discuss
• Counsel
• Partner
• Advise
• Facilitate
• Network

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Who are mentors?

• Usually older, more experienced
• They want to guide and help others
• They give back as pay back for others who helped
  them along they way
• They have positive experiences (formal and
  informal)
• Have a great reputationrole model
• They believe it is their responsibility to grow
  leaders

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Who are protégées?

• Want to expand their horizons
• Open and receptive to learning and trying new
  ideas
• Willing to accept feedback and act on it
• Focused on results
• Able to communicate and can ask for help
• Responsible and committed

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Tell Your Stories

• Failure and success stories are powerful tools
• Tell how to do it so it comes out right
• Explain why it came out wrong and how you did it
  better the next time
• Why did evening workshops fail but lunch and
  learn work?
• Why should audio seminars be a part of your
  annual program plan?
• Heres what we did when we had a speaker
  no-show.
• Mentors and protégées that talk and tell personal
  scenarios establish a rapport that makes for a
  meaningful learning experience

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Are you a MOM?

• Mentor our Members!
• Can you provide advice on how to establish
  committees?
• Tell why you cant be a committee of one and
  succeed
• Can you identify candidates for the leadership
  team?
• Do you know of companies that have facilities
  that chapters can use?

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Chapter MOMs

• You already have them!
• We call them Fellows
• Seasoned professionals
• Certainly have a vested interest in NCMA

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How Do I Find a Mentor?

• Usually they are right in front of you
• Who do you admire and respect?
• Who do you think has insight?
• Who has experience?
• At the chapter level, this is usually former
  chapter officers and Fellows
• Ask!
• What do you have to lose?
• Let them know that you think you can learn about
  leadership and NCMA from them
• Flattery works!
• Let them know that you respect their time
  obligations and your expectations of the
  arrangement
• Could we talk for 10 minutes a week?
• Do you mind exchanging e mails?
• Could we meet for lunch every other month?
• Ball is in your court you can always fire your
  mentor and find another

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Mentoring is Important!

• Our members are the faces of the workforce today
• They are the NCMA customers of tomorrow
• Your protégée today is tomorrows chapter leader
• You really need to put yourself out of your
  current chapter job!
• Most important job of a leader is to grow future
  leaders

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What has worked for you and your chapter?
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Its a Team Effort!
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