Coaching and Mentoring Flashcards
You’re thinking about joining a mentorship program as a mentee. Which of the following are things you might reasonably expect to get out of the mentorship program? Please select all that apply.
Helping with professional goals
Becoming familiar with Office politics
Getting out of regular work
Getting to hear office politics
Helping with professional goals
Becoming familiar with Office politics
Which of the following would make a good mentor?
Please select all that apply.
Someone who’s about to retire
Someone with experience
Someone who can be trusted
A former HiPo
Someone with experience
Someone who can be trusted
A former HiPo
Which of the following is NOT a type of mentoring discussed in this program?
One to One
Flash
Reverse
Company Wide
Company Wide
Mentees are often drawn from HiPos. What does HiPo mean?
High-Potential employee
High-Performing employee
High-Potency employee
High-policy employee
High-Potential employee
Mentors don’t get anything out of the mentorship; they’re just there to provide free help.
True or False
False
Which of the following is NOT something the mentoring committee will determine?
How long will the mentorship last
Who should contact whom first
Who should be the sponsor of the program
How often should the pair meet
Who should be the sponsor of the program
The first step of creating a mentoring program is to:
Determine how many people will be in it
Pair up mentors with mentees
Get together a mentoring committee
Determine the goal of the program
Determine the goal of the program
Most mentorships should be about how long?
1 month
6 months
9 months
12 months
12 months
Your mentoring program should match your company’s culture. If you’re less formal as a company, the mentorship should also be less formal.
True or False
True
Which of the following are ways you can match mentors with mentees?
Please select all that apply.
By name
By pay scale
By interests
By schedule
By interests
By schedule
A successful mentor and mentee match depends on what three things?
Please select all that apply.
Age Gap
Expectations
Experience
Compatibility
Expectations
Experience
Compatibility
Your mentor should NOT be in the same chain of command as you, because this can create problems with your manager feeling like you’re going over their head.
True or False?
True
Mentor/Mentee relationships will work, no matter how compatible you are personally.
True or False
False
You’re an entry-level computer programmer who’s joining a mentorship program as a mentee. Your goal is to ultimately become an IT manager. Which of the following would be the best match for you as your mentor?
Charles, who is another computer programmer
Shauna, who is VP of Computer Science
Janet, who is an IT director
Jose, CEO of Company
Janet, who is an IT director
A mentoring form should include all of the following information about the mentor and mentee EXCEPT:
Work background
Social Security Number
Educational Attainment
Goals for the process
Social Security Number
The general rule of confidentiality is that which of the following should be true?
Please select all that apply.
The mentor should keep things confidential
The mentee should keep things confidential
The mentor should be able to share what they hear
The mentee should be able to share what they hear
The mentor should keep things confidential
The mentee should keep things confidential
The first step in making a mentoring agreement is to lay out:
Goals
Time Frame
Frequency
When and Where
Goals
A mentor and mentee should meet once a month, but no more frequently than that
True or False
False
“If it’s not in writing, it never happened,” applies to mentorship agreements.
True or False
True
You and your mentor have decided on the goals for your mentorship, the time frame, and the frequency in which you’ll meet. What’s the next thing you should figure out?
Time Frame
Who takes notes
When and Where to meet
When the formal wrap-up will be
When and Where to meet
Rescheduling a mentorship meeting is never okay. Just cancel it, and don’t waste either party’s time trying to reschedule, if something comes up.
True or False
False
The first thing you’ll want to do in your mentoring meeting is:
Review one Issues from the last meeting
Talk about what your goals are for this month
Talk about your day
Do a quick recap
Review one Issues from the last meeting