14.4 Mentor

Question 1

Deloitte (2012) found that retention was ___% higher in organisations that engaged in mentoring.

Answer 1

25%

Question 2

Define mentoring (European Mentoring and Coaching Council definition).

Answer 2

Offline help by one person to another in making significant tranisitions in knowledge, work or thinking.

Question 3

What are the differences between a coach and a mentor?

Answer 3

A mentor is more involved in sharing experience and developing networks. A coach is likely to provide feedback.

Question 4

What are Michael Health’s (2012) 4 types of mentor?

Hint:
1 BM
2 EM
3 AM
4 DM

Answer 4

Buddy mentor
Expert mentor
Attached mentor
Detached mentor

Question 5

What is reverse mentoring?

Answer 5

Younger/less senior employees mentoring older/more senior leaders in particular competencies, most commonly digital skills.

Question 6

Research has found that women are over-m________ and under-s__________.

Answer 6

mentored

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