LTEC 3010: Personal Development Mentoring Matters

1. Why Mentoring Matters
LTEC 3010: Personal Development

2. Do you have a mentor?
Who is that person?
How do they support you?
What do you learn from them?

3. Mentoring: The Basics
How do you define mentoring?
What is a mentor?
What is a mentee?

4. What is mentoring?
 Mentoring is most often defined as
a professional relationship in which
an experienced person
(the mentor) assists another (the
mentoree) in developing specific
skills and knowledge that will
enhance the less-experienced
person’s professional and personal
growth.

5. What does a mentor do?
 The following are among the
mentor’s functions:
 Teaches a specific issue
 Coaches on a particular skill
 Facilitates growth by sharing
resources and networks
 Challenges to move beyond one’s
comfort zone
 Creates a safe learning
environment for taking risks
 Focuses on total development

6. What does a mentee do?
 The following are among the
mentor’s functions:
 Commit to building the relationship
 Prepare for each interaction
 Complete any assignments
 Integrate learning or meeting with
the mentor
 Make room for professional &
personal growth

7. What are the Characteristics
of A Successful Mentor?
 Understands others
 Self-Aware
 Trust
 Uses the following
communication skills:
1. Active Listening
2. Effective Questioning
3. Sharing Feedback
Typical Mentor &
Mentee Profiles
 Communication Style
 Problem-Solving
 Decision-Making
 Work-Style

8. Mentoring In Action
What type of mentoring programs
have you experienced?
-Formal or Informal?
-Group or Individual?
Please share.

9. Mentoring: Support,
Training & Suggested
Practices
What guidance will you give?
What training/meetings will there be?
How will you support the mentoring
program?
What are suggested practices?

10. Mentor Selection & Matching
 Ask for objectives & goals
 Understand mentee needs & expectations
 Seek mentors to support values
 Identify common interests, values & goals
 Selection – variety of options
 First meeting

11. How to Prepare:
The First Mentor Meeting
Preparation
 Profiles/Matching
 Agenda
 Choose a setting
Content
 Take time to get to know
one another
 Discuss logistics
 Discuss confidentiality
 Set initial goals/objectives

12. How to Prepare:
The First Mentor Meeting
Summary & Next Steps
 Review key points
 Identify action items
 Set up next meeting/call
Debrief & Follow Up
 Assess meeting dynamics
 Add to mentee profile
 Notes for improvement

13. Mentoring: Benefits
What is the payback?
How does mentoring help?
How does mentoring benefit the:
Mentee?
Mentor?

14. Mentoring: Challenges
What are some issues?
What are some helpful suggestions?
How do you support the program?