Mentoring relationships, programmes, mentee/mentor skills, mentoring culture
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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Being a mentee is both a privilege and a responsibility. It’s a privilege, because it is a valuable opportunity to learn from and with someone more experienced. It’s a responsibility, because it requires you to invest time and energy in making the relationship work and in ensuring that you make effective use of the learning...
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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…)
How ready are you for coaching or mentoring? Coaching or mentoring can be beneficial at almost any time, but you will find it particularly beneficial when: In all of these situations, you will get more out of coaching or mentoring, if you: © David Clutterbuck, 2014...
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One of the things successful people tend to have in common is that they have had at least one, and sometimes many, mentors in their lives – people, who cared enough about them to help them learn about themselves, make significant transitions in their personal growth or careers, and achieve their aspirations. Some people have...
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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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Being a mentee isn’t about sitting back and letting the mentor do all the work. If you are going to make the most out of this powerful learning opportunity, you will have to invest considerable time and energy, both in the mentoring meetings and between them. If you can answer yes to all or most (more…)
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…)
