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Mentoring: Leaders Paying Forward

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“A mentor– someone whose hindsight can become your foresight.”

—Ancient Chinese Proverb

What is a Mentor’s Role?

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• What are the qualities of a effective mentor?

• What are the steps for mentor/protégé meetings?

• What are the end results?

Mentors Develop People

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Mentoring: The Most relevant tool of our training era!• Not exclusively for

“newbies”

• Support & enrich protégé skills

• Renew & expand their own knowledge through service

• Protégés give back as they assume the mentor role

Mentors Are GENEROUS!

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Trusted, Seasoned Guides:• Share experiences &

insights

• Help & advise over time

• Teach & train to perform roles

• Counsel , e.g., team cohesion

Mentors Coach

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Share Expertise

• Provide specific advice & guidance

• Give explicit technique direction for improved performance

• Explore potential, such as goal setting & accountability strategies

• Heighten behavioral awareness & its effects

• Build collaborative, harmonious team processes

Mentors Champion Protégés to Become:

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• Role models

• Coaches

• Confidantes

What Are the Qualities of an Effective Mentor?

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• Available • Patient • Sensitive • Respectful • Flexible

• Supportive • Knowledgeab

le• Confident • Listening • Concerned

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What are the steps for meetings?

1st Meeting 1. Become acquainted & establish the mentor

relationship2. Orient mentee to customs & procedures3. Connect the mentee with resources

2nd Meeting4. Help mentee leap into action

5. Encourage skill development

3rd Meeting6. Maintain support of skill development

7. Help mentee discover a leadership path8. Introduce opportunities

What are the End Results? Mentoring helps everyone!

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• Promotes personal growth & strengthens Toastmasters club

• On-the-spot, immediate advice = consistent foundation for skill-building

• Mentors are referral agents: Cultivate protégé leadership opportunities

• Protégés enjoy acceptance & feel ownership in responsible roles

The Bottom Line

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MENTOR QUALITIES

Kind, nurturing behaviors Shared experience & credibility

EFFECTIVE STEPS Establish regular meetings Provide enough time to build trust

RESULTS A club growth legacy with profound community impact Emergent leadership from an empowered team

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What mentoring is: Helping others to

reach their full potential

What it isn’t? Easy! Mentors need patience, wisdom, & dynamic systems to fully support their protégés.

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1."My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 1."My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can." - Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Parting words:

"My chief want in life is someone who shall make me do what I can.“

- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Sources

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Anderson and Bolt (2008). Professionalism: Real Skills for Workplace Success. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Carvin, B. (2009, January). The Great Mentor: Xerox’s Women’s Alliance cracks the code on successful mentor programs. Training and Development, 63(1), 46-50.

Novek, K. (2010, February). The Magic of Mentoring: How wisdom shared can change lives. Toastmaster, 76(2), 16-19.

Dubrin, A. (2005). Coaching and Mentoring Skills. NetEffect Series. Pearson, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.