Am I Meant to Mentor? Five Attributes of Best-in-Class Mentors (Adobe Reader) ebook download Lonnie Pacelli

Am I Meant to Mentor? Five Attributes of Best-in-Class Mentors

As a young consultant I really thought I had it all together. I was getting great ratings, great raises, and wonderful accolades from clients. Because I (in my own mind) thought I was such hot stuff, I was not active in seeking out advice from more experienced colleagues. After all, what could they teach me? As I matured from an inexperienced hot-shot to an experienced manager, I developed a much stronger appreciation for the wisdom my more experienced colleagues could impart. This appreciation didn't happen naturally; I had to get my butt chewed off a bunch of times to realize that a wiser and more experienced colleague could help me get through the tough times and learn from my mistakes. I also needed a wiser colleague to hold a mirror up to my face to help me see my weaknesses. I needed (and still need) a mentor to help me be more effective as a leader. Whether for personal or professional reasons, having a mentor to turn to for advice and counsel is a very effective means of transforming knowledge into wisdom. Before I go any further, let's get a definition of wisdom in place: Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom In a mentoring relationship, a mentoree, or person being mentored, typically brings a lot of knowledge to the table. The mentoree has learned the fundamentals of how to do his or her job and can probably do the basics well. What the mentor, or the person doing the mentoring, provides to the mentoree is experience. The mentor provides perspective on what to do when things aren't optimal or when difficult situations crop up. When the experience from the mentor is transferred to the mentoree, it accelerates the wisdom building process because the mentoree now doesn't have to learn solely through his or her own mistakes. The mentoree is able to learn from a combination of his or her own mistakes and the mentor's advice about what to do or not do. For mentoring relationships to work well, I've found several items to be very important: The mentor should not have a direct reporting relationship with the mentoree. The mentoree can feel free to speak about issues which may be plaguing him or her without fear of retribution from a boss. The mentor needs to want to be a mentor. Mentoring is an incredibly important responsibility that is likely over and above any direct responsibilities the leader already has. If the leader doesn't want to be a mentor, he or she is going to view the time spent mentoring as a nuisance. The mentoree needs to want to have a mentor. Forcing someone to have a mentor is like trying to force a toddler to eat peas: the toddler may do it but he or she isn't going to like it. The mentoree needs to see the value in the relationship and must have a desire to benefit from the relationship; otherwise the mentor will just go through the motions until his or her plate is clean. In this action guide, I discuss five important attributes that, in my experience, any mentor needs to possess to be effective. I can also say that much of my experience in this area comes through doing things wrong and learning the hard way. My hope is to help you avoid some of the mistakes I have made and get you on the road to being a best-in-class mentor. Leading on the Edge TAction Guide Focus Topics Topic #1 - Be available for your mentoree Topic #2 - Make listening a priority Topic #3 - Keep confidences Topic #4 -Tell it straight Topic #5 - Have the courage to stop if the relationship isn't working

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Title of ebook: Am I Meant to Mentor? Five Attributes of Best-in-Class Mentors
ISBN: 5551493121
parent-ISBN: 9781933750019
Publisher: Leading on the Edge International
Internet download file size: 314 kb
Published: 06-2005
Released online for download: 12-20-2005
Author of eBook: Pacelli, Lonnie

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