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Mentoring How to be successful once you have your foot in the door!
Mentoring How to be successful once you have your
foot in the door!
Presenters
Kayla SchlickerSales Development Manager, Duro-Last®, Inc. Education Committee, NWIR
Jennifer KeeganRegional Manager, Building Sciences - Intertek Vice Chair Education Committee, NWIR
AgendaMentor
• Becoming a mentor• Responsibilities of a mentor• Why become a mentor
Mentee• Becoming a mentee• Responsibilities of a mentee• Finding the right mentor• Managing your career without a mentor
Panel Discussion• Helene Hardy Pierce, GAF• Amy Lamb Woods, IMI• Anne Mendoza, Intertek
Credit: A Women’s Business
Part 1: Mentors
Becoming a Mentor
• Define your personal mission
• Who you are and what you stand for?
Step 1: Step 2:
• Understand your Critical Career Path
• Insights on where you’ve been, where you are and where you're going
Step 3:
• You’re ready to pay it forward and mentor the next generation of women leaders in the roofing industry
Responsibilities of a Mentor• Support
• Coach
• Act
• Advise
• Resource
• Network
• Advocate
Mentoring Effectively
• Get Acquainted
• Set Goals
• Identify Weaknesses
• Develop Action Plan
• Collaborate
• Hold Accountability
Why Become a Mentor?• Professional development
• Help women in our industry
• Become a GPS to help the mentee
• Develop critical career path for mentee
• Impart tools and maximize impact
“Getting the most of life isn’t about how much you keep for yourself, but how much you pour into others.” - Theresa Doran
Do You Have What it Takes?• Someone who does things the right way for the right reasons
• Someone who enjoys imparting knowledge
• Tendency to show patience and be a good listener
• Be an advocate and help find answers when things get tough
Not every leader is a good mentor
Part 2: Mentees
Am I Qualified to Become a Mentee?
Personal Commitment to the Relationship
Flexibility
Openness
Ability to Accept Criticism
Initiative
Ability to Listen
Responsibilities of a Mentee:• Relationship
• Act
• Proactive
• Conversation
• Give Back
• Be Prepared
The Search is On! Finding the Right Mentor• Ability To Support You• Strong Listener, Trustworthy, Non-Judgmental• Strong Work Style & Ethic • Will Push You Past Your Limits• Shares your values• Will Advocate For You• Integrate You Into The Team & Give You Opportunities • Help You To Be Strategic In Your Career• Well Respected with Strong Professional Network• Will Open Doors For You & Assist With Networking• Help You Overcome Obstacles
Development of Mentoring Relationships• Formal Structured Programs
• Informal yet Intentional
• Happenstance
Mentors Can Take Different Forms• Leaders within Your Company
• Friends & Confidants • Discuss Changes & Career Moves
• Current & Former Colleagues
• Clients
• Project Team Members
• Industry Organizations• Women Build America• Tradeswomen, Inc.• NWiR
Questions to Engage your Mentor
• Tell me a story when…• How did you get to where you are today?• Was there a time you messed up and felt like you’d failed? • What did you do to recover?• What do you wish you had known before your first management role?
• Ask for advice on a situation• I tried to delegate a task and it did not go as well as I expected. Can you
help me think through what to do differently next time?• I have two very different career path options and would like your insight
as I make a decision.• How can I let my boss know that I don’t need to be micromanaged?
Questions to Engage your Mentor
• Self Awareness Feedback• How did I do when I presented in last weeks’ meeting?• Could you give me feedback on ways to improve my
leadership presence?• Am I coming across as needy when I send my boss
weekly status updates?
• Skill-Building• Do you have any advice or resources to help develop,
improve, or polish my abilities in project management? Delegation? Public speaking?
How to Manage Your Career Without a Mentor
• Leverage committee work
• Join industry organizations
• Network
• Join women’s resource groups
• Starting an informal mentoring network:• Power Breaks• Coffee Conversations• Young Professionals Organizations• Product Knowledge• Training Sessions
Part 3: Panel Discussion
Real-Life Mentor/Mentee PairsHelene Hardy-Pierce, GAFVice President of Technical Services, Codes, and Industry Relations
• Nearly 35 years of industry experience
• Fellow at ASTM; Award of Merit
• Generous with Time and Resources
Real-Life Mentor/Mentee PairsAmy Lamb Woods, IMIDirector of Technical Education
• Over 20 years in Enclosure Consulting
• Advocate for Women in Construction
• Coaches Girls Volleyball
Real-Life Mentor/Mentee PairsAnne Mendoza, IntertekInside Sales Representative
• 5 years in building products and testing
• MBA in Strategic Leadership, in progress
• YWCA Junior Board of Directors
NWIR• Founding Sponsors
• New Sponsorship Levels
• Councils
• Membership
• National Women in Roofing DAY: February 4th in New Orleans
• Webinar about NWIR Day – Thursday, October 26th
