chapter 2 Managing your learning Flashcards
Discuss the concept of Mentoring ?
Mentor (experienced) helps and supports an inexperienced person (mentee).
How does a Mentor Help?
- Sponsorship
- Coaching
- Exposure and visibility
- Protection
- Challenging work assignments
- Acceptance and Conformation
- Counselling
- Role modelling
- Friendship
- Complementarity
Discuss the concept of Peer relationship ?
Peer relationship:
- may not always be possible.
- can support our development needs.
- can bring some unique advantages .
- offer’s mutuality.
- Even if you have a mentor, it is good to have peer relationship.
sponsorship
- when mentor takes responsibility for mentee
- why? to open doors for mentee
- open doors: means more job opportunities
coaching
teaching’ the ropes’
Peer relationship characteristics
- Information -sharing
- Career strategizing
- Job -related feedback
- Confirmation
- Emotional support
- Personal feedback
- Friendship
- Mutuality
protection
providing support
exposure
creating opportunities
role-modelING characteristics?
demonstrating:
1) valued behaviour, attributes or skills
counselling
provide a helpful and confidential forum for exploring personal and professional dilemmas
acceptance and confirmation
support and respect
Give me an example of “opening doors”
a former boss gives you an opportunity for a new job
How do you gain the most from mentoring?
1) monthly meetings (1.5h)
2) plan what you want to ask
3) share your progress
4) discuss how to apply new knowledge to your work
Does a mentor have all the answers?
no
What does the mentor expect from the mentee?
Hard work and loyalty
