Mentoring programs 14 Truths about Business Mentor Mentee Relationships
Mentors provide trusted advice during interactions with their mentees. They share the wisdom of their experiences when the mentees are ready, and sometimes not ready, to listen. Mentors share their experiences in a friendly, conversational way. They have a vested interest in their learners to gain personal insights into living their great lives and/or creating well-living workplaces. A mentee seeking a mentor-mentee relationship is often heard to say: “I know I’m stuck! Your experience can help me see my knowing”. Two Who Helped Me Two exceptional guides have touched me over the years. One was my manager for the playgrounds I supervised. He brought to life the creative process and how to think though the box. Through our conversations he encouraged me to write my thoughts and feelings. His spirit continues with me today even though his name is lost to time. The second person gave me the gift of time. We shared many conversations, my ideas expanded. When Gerard passed away too soon, I purchased a portion of his estate to do with organizational culture assessment. Now, through my continued use of his original ideas with my twists and turns, I honour our relationship. And today, I guide others. I do so because ‘you educate what you love to learn.’ When I help others I pass along ideas, tools and techniques I have learned. More important, our conversations also generate new ideas that expand my thinking and practice. 14 Important Truths about Mentoring 1. Mentors enter the relationship to guide mentees to their knowing. In other words, they both engage in social construction of knowledge, then wisdom. 2. Mentor starts with who the learner is today. For example, if the person is opening a new business, the conversation starts with entrepreneurship and the learner being an entrepreneur. In doing so, there is shared context for the relationship - a place to start that is public to both. 3. Mentoring is a learning-centred, open approach to developing and sustaining connectedness based on demonstrating accountability, fairness, trust, caring and respect. 4. The learner invites the advisor to the possible relationship. However, the advisor must have the where-for-all to know if the request will benefit both. If yes, they proceed. If no, the advisor graciously declines. The decision to guide is sacred! 5. The person is on a learning journey (adventure) where and when the person may [or may not] request advice and guidance. Because of the trust and respect in the relationship, the mentor knows when to share and when to be quiet. 6. The relationship continues as long as the person derives usefulness from the stories. 7. The shared learning conversations are open, nurturing and vibrant. Of what they share, the insights must be relevant and applicable. Confidentiality binds the relationship! 8. The connection can be far away or close. Face-to-face is preferred because listening through what you see is important to the relationship. Distance learning is now possible with the new video technologies. 9. During the relationship, fair-exchange frames the connection. For advisors, they want the learners to gain new insights. However, it’s their calling to serve that engages them. This call originates from a sense of informed quietness. 10. It’s up to the learner to wisely apply the new insights. The advisor suggests options. However, the learner makes the ethical decision to continue. 11. Advisors recognize and assist with continual learning. They offer recognition and corrective guidance as appropriate. More important, they offer their skill and knowledge insights. 12. The connection they seek is transformational than transactional. More so, if they can work towards a transcendent connection; that is, they move ahead together without knowing for sure their destination yet having faith in their journey. 13. Each learner is awesome, unique and deserves to be celebrated and honoured. 14. Mentors are ‘guides on the rides’, partners, companions. They counter feelings of ‘aloneness’ along the learner’s journeys. Learners know someone is available to share their feelings and thoughts. These 14 truths suggest what I know today. They will continue to evolve as I continue to guide others. Questions to Answer For your continued learning here are questions to consider: Who has mentored you? What were the gifts of the mentoring? Who is currently mentoring you? Who might you mentor? If a mentee approaches you, are you willing to say NO if there is no fit?
mentoring program
mentor programs
mentoring program
Powered by:
new york seo ,
contact us for SEO
as well for the SEO course
even for twitter followers and facebook fans,
and for new adsense accounts also
usa seo
contact us at skype or at yahoo
id for both is
kankddlj