Working Together
- consideration for choosing mentors and mentees
- how this potential relationship ties to vision and core values
- what help the potential mentee expects and needs
- how often and for how long he/she would interact
Building the Relationship
- meeting, phone and e-mail contact
- expectations from the relationship
- concrete ways of building trust
Negotiating the Arrangement
- your mentee’s tentative goals and objectives
- logistics (where, when, and for how long you will meet)
- confidentiality rules
- role of the mentee’s manager
- how you will give each other feedback
- ways you will measure the mentee’s progress and the quality of your mentoring relationship
- additional contact information and communication ideas
Helping your Mentee Develop
- goals and development activities
- what you agree to do at each step
- resources
- people to whom you can refer or introduce the mentee
- good questions to ask
Ending the Formal Relationship
- specifically what you have observed in you mentee
- concrete ways to convey your appreciation and observations
- feedback from your mentee about how you could be a better mentor
- future options for the relationship
- what contact (if any) to expect from each other after ending the formal relationship
- completing all requirements of your mentoring programs
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