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Good Mentoring: March 6, 2009
Good Mentoring: March 6, 2009
March 6, 2009
so you
want to
be good
mentor?
Dr.Sarma 25
February 2009
March 6, 2009
• The question is not who
can be a mentor,
March 6, 2009
‘Behind every successful
person, there is one
elementary truth:
somewhere, somehow,
someone cared about
their growth and
development . This
person was their mentor’
Dr Beverley Kaye, Up is
Not the Only Way, 1997
March 6, 2009
Mentor = Trusted friend
and advisor
March 6, 2009
The Mentoring Process
• Learning Goal setting-
• Observation of progress
• Analysis of learning disabilities
• Providing feedback
• Action planning
• Review as often
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Empowerment
‘Mentoring is a process rather than
an event; mentors must see
themselves as managers of a
process, rather than just passing
on knowledge.’
(Galvin, 1998)
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Mentor is
someone who
makes a
positive and
enduring
impact on
personal or
professional
life
March 6, 2009
Qualities of a Good
Mentor
• A patient listener and eagle-eyed
• Inspires trust
• Gives advice without dictating actions
• Encourages independence yet offers support
• Offers constructive criticism as well as compliments
• Open and honest
• A good role model through actions and words
• Willing to spend time, reach out, and share
• An effective intermediary
March 6, 2009
Making the Most of
Mentor Relationships
```````````Everyone is a learner and a teacher
Take advantage of opportunities to be a mentor
your Help helps you
Helps you to examine your own views on many things
Helps to prepare you for other leadership roles
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Advice for New Mentors
• Develop effective Listening habit
• Build a bondage.
• Never come from your rank and
show your authority.
• Encourage self sufficiency.
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Advice for New Mentors
• Share your knowledge
• show the light
• Be constructive.
• Don’t be overbearing.
• Find your own mentoring style!
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Sign of a Good Mentor –
Good Mentee Pair
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Qualities to develop to be a
Good Mentor
1. Committed to the role of mentoring
2. Accepting of the new mentee
3. Skilled in providing support
4. Effective in different interpersonal
contexts
5. A model of a continuous learner
6. Communicates hope and optimism
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focus on
• non technical
• Use questioning method
• give short assignments
• Engage in discussions on the same
• Provide reference resources- books articles etc to read
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What qualities makes a good mentor?
• Strong Interpersonal Skills
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What makes a good mentor?
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What makes a good mentor?
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What makes a good mentor?
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Strong Supervisory Skills
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Knowledge of organisation
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