The roles of a mentor includes teacher, sponsor, advisor, agent, role model, coach and confidante. The mentor needs to customize each role to match the characteristics of the fellow.
How To Make Someone A Mentor.
Before you ask someone to mentor you, there are things you should do:
1. Schedule an initial conversation.
2. Clearly describe the guidance you are seeking for.
3. Confirm your willingness to do the necessary work and follow-through.
4. Acknowledge and respect the individual’s time.
5. After following these steps and you do not hear from them, do a follow-up. 6. Do not force yourself on someone who is not ready to mentor you.
Reasons Why Mentoring Is Important.
1. Mentoring in any field is an established partnership between both parties for the purposes of learning and growth.
2. Having a mentor in any field of work can traditionally be seen as a senior and a more experienced employees giving advice and support to younger upcoming learners, earlier on in their field/careers.
Who Can Benefit From Mentoring?
1. Mentees have an opportunity to gain practical knowledge and insight from a seasoned mentor who has achieved a level of expertise they aspire to attain.
2. Mentors have an opportunity to expand their repertoire of professional, spiritual knowledge and skills through their instruction and facilitation of others.
What The Mentees Stand To Benefit:
1. A mentee stands to receive guidance and support from a respected member of their community.
2. They benefit certain levels of professional and spiritual development opportunities.
3. Mentees acquire increased confidence.
4. Mentees become increased in spiritual, institutional, professional knowledge and understanding of how things work plus how things get done.
5. Greater awareness of other approaches to their field of work.
6. Mentees builds a network of spiritual, personal, physical, professional colleagues and expanded knowledge of different areas of their chosen profession.
7. Mentees have a confidential sound board for ideas and challenges.
What The Mentors Stand To Benefits:
1. Mentors provide fulfillment and satisfaction of helping others and contribute to the development of mentees.
2. Mentors extend their network of friends, colleagues and builds a community.
3. Mentors support the use and development of key competencies leading to growth.
4. Encouragement of examination of the status quo and alternative possibilities.
5. They encourage renewed ideas and perspectives on one’s leadership role.
Benefits Of Mentorship To Different Fields Of Endeavor:
1. Mentorship facilitates the growth and development of high-potential mentees.
2. It demonstrates visible commitment to people oriented development and continuous learning.
3. Mentoring helps transfer and maintain generational knowledge.
4. Mentoring fosters an inclusive, diverse and collaborative environment for the betterment of mankind.
TO be continued…..
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