Virtual mentoring covers three main approaches: mentoring by email, telephone and Skype/ teleconference. Each has both disadvantages and advantages compared to face-to-face mentoring. E-mail mentoring Some of the advantages are: It provides built-in reflection time, so mentors have more time to think about good questions and mentees have more time to consider answers Greater reflection (more…)
When do I need a mentor? Mentors are most helpful when you have a significant transition to make in your work, your career, or your life. It’s common for people to have a series of mentors over their careers – most successful leaders still have at least one mentor. What will having a mentor do...
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The process described below is based on observation of hundreds of mentoring conversations in relationships. The most effective mentors: © David Clutterbuck, 2015...
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Practical ways for determining when mentoring will be useful Mentoring is about helping people make significant transitions in their life, in the way they think, in their work and in their careers. These transitions come in many forms. For example: In each case, there is a step into the unknown. Having the support, encouragement and...
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Extract from Making the Most of Developmental Mentoring The term Mentor has its origins in Greek mythology, but there are parallel stories in many cultures. In the Odyssey, King Odysseus is guided in his long journey home to Ithaca by Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Athena also guides Odysseus’ son, Telemachus, when he sets out...
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Summary Effective mentors are adaptable and are characterised by their ability to provide the right kind of help at the right time, depending on the individual need of their mentee. They know when to provide more stretch and focus on intellectual growth; and when it is more beneficial to provide support and nurturing, helping the...
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The term Mentor comes from Homer’s Odyssey, where Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, impersonated an old man called Mentor to support both Odysseus and his son Telemachus on their journeys of self-discovery. (Mentor himself was quite useless.) In this and so many epic stories, the hero sets out on a journey – usually unplanned – (more…)
A study of heart surgery teams moving from open heart to keyhole surgery looked at the factors that most influenced how the teams evolved to achieve the required levels of speed and quality in their operations. Overwhelming, the key factor was psychological safety — the environment, where people in the team, regardless of status or (more…)
The aims of the first mentoring meeting are to: Getting to know each other Many relationships struggle to get off the ground because they are insufficiently open at the start. This is particularly true of when mentor and mentee come from different cultures. They may feel concerned not to offend, or be suspicious about each...
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Score yourself 1 to 5 (5 being high) on the following statements. If you will find it useful, ask people, whose opinion you trust, what they would say. I have reflected deeply on my professional experience I have reflected deeply on my experience of life I invest time in my professional development I believe that (more…)