Mentoring - Your Chance To Give Back and Build. Track 2 Session 3

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1 Mentoring - Your Chance To Give Back and Build Track 2 Session 3

2 Doug Lawrence President TalentC - People Services Inc. doug.lawrence@talentc.ca

3 Abstract In life and career, we amass wisdom and data as we plod along. How great would it be to back all that up to a USB drive and make copies for the next class?! Mentoring is a way to share our observations and powerful lessons with those who value such cheat notes. Our instructor will provide the framework for a healthy and rewarding mentor-mentee relationship and how to formalize such a commitment. 3

4 Agenda Business Challenges Mentoring A Solution - The Path to Success Effective Mentoring Tools - Trusted Relationships - Effective Communication - Socratic Method Key Takeaways Conference Cloud Questions 4

5 Mentoring A Solution Business Challenges Why Mentoring? - Aging Workforce - Talent Shortages - Leadership Talent Shortages - Lack of Succession Planning/ Succession Development - Mobile Workforce - Disengaged Employees - Culture and Engagement Deloitte Study 5

6 Why Mentoring Fails Lack of Corporate Support Lack of Structure Lack of Training Culture Will Not Support Mentoring 6

7 Corporate Mentoring Program Questions to Ask! Why do you want to implement a mentoring program? What is the business problem that you are trying to solve? How are you going to measure the success of the program? Do you want a mentoring program or a culture based on mentoring? 7

8 The Journey Decision - Culture or Programs or combination Champions Advocates Communication - Buy in - Why we are doing this - How it will be rolled out - Success Stories 8

9 The Journey Structure - Formal - Informal Matching - What process and who manages Committee Approach 9

10 The Journey Training - Basic for all - Enhanced for Champions and Advocates Marketing - External We support and maintain a mentoring culture Milestone Evaluation Recognition - Participant 10

11 Effective Mentoring 11

12 Role of Mentor Polling Question #1 - What do you see is the role of a mentor? 12

13 Role of a Mentor Role model Guidance and encouragement Develop a romantic relationship with your mentee Create a comfortable learning environment Share all information about your mentee with their supervisor Effective communicator and relationship builder 13

14 Role of a Mentor Role model Guidance and encouragement Develop a romantic relationship with your mentee Create a comfortable learning environment Share all information about your mentee with their supervisor Effective communicator and relationship builder 14

15 Effective Mentor - Skills Passionate Genuine Humble Caring Great Communicator Great Listener Socratic Method 15

16 Effective Mentor Polling Question #2: - What are the two primary skills of an Effective Mentor? 16

17 Effective Mentor What are the two primary skills of an Effective Mentor? - Honest - Effective Communicator - Punctual - Relationship Builder - Friendly - Problem Solver 17

18 Effective Mentor What are the two primary skills of an Effective Mentor? - Honest Effective Communicator - Punctual Relationship Builder - Friendly - Problem Solver 18

19 Effective Mentor Trusted Relationship - Most important - How do we do this? - Transferable Skill Effective Communication - Active listening - Body language - Visualization 19

20 Relationship Builder 3 Phases - Trusting Phase - Foundation - Learning and Development Phase Useable Structure - Maintenance Phase Ongoing Maintenance 20

21 Trusting Phase Share something personal Self-reflection before and after Ask for feedback 21

22 Learning and Development Phase 22

23 Maintenance Phase 23

24 Socratic Method Socrates classical Greek philosopher Unique style Great leadership style Asking questions versus telling Problem is broken down into a series of questions guiding the seeker to the answer 24

25 Socratic Method Polling Question #3 - Which of the following is a good example of the Socratic Method? 25

26 Socratic Method Which of the following is a good example of the Socratic Method? I don t have time to discuss this with you and you should know what to do anyhow so just do it. You seem to be struggling with this challenge, is there a different way that we could approach this? I am hearing something in your voice that tells me that you don t believe in yourself as much as I believe in you. Can you help me understanding why that is? If I were you, I would tell your boss that he is wrong. That is what I did when I was younger. What would happen if we were to do XXXXXX? 26

27 Socratic Method Which of the following is a good example of the Socratic Method? I don t have time to discuss this with you and you should know what to do anyhow so just do it. You seem to be struggling with this challenge, is there a different way that we could approach this? I am hearing something in your voice that tells me that you don t believe in yourself as much as I believe in you. Can you help me understanding why that is? If I were you, I would tell your boss that he is wrong. That is what I did when I was younger. What would happen if we were to do XXXXXX? 27

28 Key Takeaways Use of the Socratic Method Mentoring has transferable skills Trusted relationships are key to mentoring success and to life in general Effective communication is part of your mentoring toolkit Mentoring if done correctly can be a solution to your business challenges 28

29 Conference Cloud Additional Resources Socratic Method Document Benefits of Mentoring Triple Creek What makes a Good Mentor Great HCI White Paper Tools for Effective Mentoring Programs ASTD Press Ready Now Leaders Conference Board and DDI Creating a Modern Mentoring Culture Randy Emelo 29

30 Questions

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