A Useful Guide to Mentoring

Description

What the Useful Guide includes:

• the role of the mentor and the benefits of mentoring and coaching
• finding your natural mentoring style and the key qualities needed
• effective questions to use in the mentoring environment
• active listening – what it is and how to do it effectively including a self assessment exercise and audit
• a learning styles questionnaire to help you understand how your mentee learns so you can tailor your mentoring accordingly
• a Mentoring Competence Self Assessment questionnaire
• the essential steps in becoming a mentee, finding the right mentor for you and working effectively with him/her to deliver your objectives.

Upon completion you will be able to:

• perform the mentor role effectively to add significant value to your mentee
• gain enormous satisfaction from being a great mentor
• set up, if required, an appropriate mentor/mentee contract
• ask appropriate questions and allow your mentee to feel that you are really listening
• provide significantly more support and value to your mentee
• know how to identify and find the kind of mentor you need