Mentorship is important to build into your organization. In order to maintain a cohesive culture of your organization, you must pass on a legacy. Mentorship allows you to impart values, creates a cohesive culture and shares experiential wisdom. Creating a caring, diverse, supportive environment allows your team to build the skills and attitudes they need for success. In this presentation, you will learn the Four Deadly Sins of Mentorship that will make or break your organization.

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The
4
Deadly
Sins
of
Mentorship
Chris@na
Aldan,
TEDx
Speaker
and
Entrepreninja
@luckygirliegirl
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My
1st
Mentor
BeNy
Chavis
“Experiences are the
sum total of who we
are, but not of what
we can become.”

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So
Who
Am
I?
They
call
me
Luckygirl
My
job
@tle
is:
Entrepreninja
— Founder
LG
Designs
— TEDx
Speaker
— Chief
Marke@ng
Officer,
PrayerSpark
— Trainer,
Team
Healthy
Life
— Board
Member
for
the
Never
Give
Up
Founda@on
— Advisory
board
member
for
SWCTA
&
A-­‐Tech
High
Schools
— 2015
Las
Vegas
Women
in
Tech
Community
Service
Award
— 2015
Dis@nguished
Woman
of
the
Year
for
STEM
Educa@on
— Ac@ve
member
of
the
VegasTech
community
— Former
co-­‐managing
director
of
Girls
in
Tech,
Las
Vegas

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What
is
Mentorship?
A
rela@onship
in
which
a
more
experienced
or
more
knowledgeable
person
helps
to
guide
a
less
experienced
or
less
knowledgeable
person.

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Why
is
it
Important?
• Legacy
• Staying
Relevant
• Avoid
Mistakes
• Honest
Feedback
• Long-­‐las@ng
Friendship

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Expand
Your
Views
Of
Mentorship
— Meet
1-­‐on-­‐1
once
a
year
for
coffee
— Follow
their
@ps
and
sugges@ons
by
regularly
following
their
books,
newsleNers,
blog
and
social
media
— Quarterly
Skype
call
— Different
age,
industry,
gender,
religion
Mentors
guide
you
by
teaching
through
their
experiences

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My
Mentors
— The
Astrologer
— The
Angel
Incarnate
— The
Nurturer
— The
Genius
— The
Writer
— The
Lost
Japanese
Princess
— The
One-­‐Who-­‐Guards-­‐the-­‐Portal-­‐To-­‐The-­‐Earth
— The
Chris@an
(actually,
I’ve
got
a
few
of
these
trusted
teachers
in
my
life.)
— The
Yogi
— The
Teacher
— The
Buddhist
— The
Jewish
Chinese
Medicine
Doctor
— The
Sicilian
Mermaid
— The
Businessman
— The
Brain-­‐Based
Guy
— The
Beatnik

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1
TRYING
TO
GUILT
OR
SHAME
MENTEES
2
DICTATORSHIP
≠
MENTORSHIP
3
MOTIVATING
WITH
BRIBES
4
TELLING
THEM
WHAT
THEY
WANT
TO
HEAR
The
Four
Deadly
Sins
of
Mentorship

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1
•
Trying
to
guilt
or
shame
mentees.
In
business,
It’s
important
to
teach
skills
for
good
business
acumen.
Naviga@ng
office
poli@cs
is
not
a
subject
taught
in
class.
Guilt
Free
Zone

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Instead:
Teach
it,
Don’t
preach
it!
Source:
www.livebinders.com

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What
is
EQ?

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4
Components
of
Emo@onal
Intelligence
Source:
hNp://reconstruc@ngeve.com/eq

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1. Mindfulness
of
Self
2. Mindfulness
of
Others
3. Self-­‐Management
4. Rela@onship
Management
a. Build
Your
Tribe
The
4
components
of
Emo@onal
Intelligence

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Ingredients
for
Implemen@ng
EQ
• A
Desire
to
Improve
Rela@onships
• EQ
Workshops
• EQ
Trainings
• 1-­‐on-­‐1
Coaching
• Prac@ce
• Track
Progress

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Help
Them
Build
Emo@onal
Intelligence
(EQ)

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2
•
Dictatorship
≠
Mentorship

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Instead:
Mentors
are
guides

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3
•
Mo@va@ng
with
Bribes

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Instead:
Become
a
Talent
Detec@ve
• Uncover
their
best
talents.
• Mo@vate
using
their
passions.
• Remember,
you
are
a
guide
to
help
them
on
their
career
path.

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4
•
Telling
them
what
they
want
to
hear
Unicorns!
Fun!
Magic!
Rainbows
&stuff!
Help
them
step
outside
their
comfort
zone.
That’s
where
the
magic
happens.
Our
Comfort
Zone

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Instead:
Be
Honest,
but
be
Kind
“Tell yourself the truth in the
kindest way possible”
~Nancy Gabriel

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Mentor
Fa@gue
If
you
are
the
mentee:
• Be
concise
• Be
engaged
• Be
proac@ve
If
you
are
the
mentor:
• Know
your
boundaries
• Set
clear
mentor
hours
• Communicate
clearly

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Overall:
Mentors
Inspire
A life well-lived is the best gift
that you can give.

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