Having a mentor - a more-experienced, often older colleague who helps guide you in your career - can be rewarding both personally and professionally. Mentors can help you learn new skills, advance in your career and find satisfaction in your work.
In mentoring relationships, both mentors and the colleagues they advise take on serious responsibilities to one another. Is being mentored right for you? Choose from the topics below to learn more.
Mentee Guide: Is Being Mentored for You?
The benefits of being mentored are many, but there are responsibilities,
too. Learn what's required.
Mentor Guide: Is Mentoring for You?
What's it like to be a mentor? Here's a view from the other side of
the relationship.
Why Mentoring Programs Make Sense
A departmental mentoring program can help employees on both sides of
the relationship learn and grow. Here are some guidelines on starting
a program.
Websites:
http://www.managementhelp.org/guiding/mentrng/mentrng.htm
http://www.peer.ca/mentor.html
Books:
Effective Mentoring
You'll learn how to step into various mentoring roles, providing training,
guidance on professional development, advocacy, and emotional support.
You'll brush up on essential communication skills. And you'll learn
how to manage the mentoring relationship, from solving potential
challenges to guiding the relationship through a positive conclusion.
Achieving Success with the Help of a Mentor
In "Achieving Success with the Help of a Mentor," you'll
learn how a mentor can help you guide your own career. You'll explore
how to build a relationship with your mentor, from setting initial
expectations to using effective communication skills. You'll discover
what mentors expect of you and how to fulfill those expectations with
a positive attitude, positive work habits, and ethical behavior. Finally,
you'll learn how to manage your relationship with your mentor to a
successful conclusion.
Implementing an Organization-wide Mentoring Program
Would a mentoring program give your employees the extra edge they need
to succeed? In this course, you'll learn about the purposes, advantages,
and procedures involved in developing a mentoring program. You'll
examine the program coordinator's role and the guidelines that should
be in place before the program begins. You'll learn about selecting
and matching mentors and proteges and motivating their progress.
Finally, you'll explore how to evaluate the program's effectiveness
so it can be fine-tuned for even greater success.
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