Mentoring
Increasing Knowledge and Skills
Mentoring has proven results and adds value to individuals and organisations.
It makes good sense to develop a culture that uses mentoring as a means to increase knowledge and skills to promote the cross-fertilisation of ideas.
In developing a mentoring and coaching culture there are a number of issues to consider for the process to be successful.
Specific Content
- Understanding the mentoring process
- What mentors do
- Guidelines for developing effective mentoring relationships
- The limitations of a mentoring relationship
- The four styles of mentoring
- Understanding different people
- Writing a development plan
- Giving feedback
- Understanding the true cause and effect of personal results
- Skills practice
- Case studies for discussion
Objectives
- Develop a greater awareness of the skills required for mentoring
- Enhance participant’s ability to apply the skills of mentoring
- Create a higher level of interest and commitment to learning and development
- Establish the DOs and DON’Ts of mentoring
- Development of an action plan specific to each participant’s current skill set in mentoring
