45-minute virtual ‘taster’ session
What, exactly, is mentoring? How can it help?
Have I got the skills and qualities needed to be an effective mentor?
What are the pitfalls? Are there any guidelines to follow?
How can I be a more purposeful mentor? How can I develop that aspect of my management or leadership style?
If your organisation is trying to make more effective use of mentoring, then these are the questions you should be asking – and which this short session is designed to help answer.
Learning Objectives
- Understand mentoring and its benefits for mentor and mentee
- Learn the key skills and qualities for effective mentoring beyond the usual generic descriptors
- Understand how this relates to your own practice and those of your organisation when considering becoming a mentor or providing mentoring support
- Formulate an action plan based on a reflective practice approach
Workshop information
Session outline
1. What is mentoring?
- The origin of the term and what it encompasses in 21st century practice
- What it is and isn’t
- ‘Mentoring’ or a ‘mentoring approach’?
2. Skills and qualities needed
- Identifying the skills and qualities
- Using these with a behavioural model of mentoring
3. Applying this in practice
- Developing and using the qualities and skills that make you an exemplar mentor
- A quick note about ethics and boundaries
4. Actions and next steps
- Personal action planning, using reflective practice
