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Category Archives: Ask a Mentor
Exploring empathy in mentoring
Research has shown time and again that having empathy in the mentoring relationship is an important characteristic and the best mentors are also those who have highly developing empathic abilities. But what is empathy, there are so many different explanations about what it can be that sometimes it may be easy to become confused by the descriptions so that you aren’t sure that this is the same skill we are all discussing. Find out More
Have you got social intelligence?
To be socially intelligent – from my perspective – you need to exhibit the following seven characteristics AND have a reasonably high degree of understanding about how the networks such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter really work. Find out More
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Tagged personal development, social intelligence
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Baloo and the Bare Necessities of the Mentor as a Guide
Baloo the bear in the song Bare Necessities demonstrates very succinctly the role of a Mentor as Guide, guiding Mowgli through the niceties of life in the jungle and it’s food supplies. Find out More
The Mentor as a Friend
A good mentoring relationship requires two ingredients to be successful, you need to like the person you are working with and you need to trust them. Both of these are also requirements for friendship and naturally friendships will blossom in the mentoring world. Find out More
The Mentor as Advisor – Roles of the Mentor Series
One could argue that the Mentor is almost always fulfilling the role of advisor whenever they happen to be working with their mentee and yet there is a subtle difference between giving advice (which is almost always instructive) and counselling or sharing expertise. However, when combined with the role of Mentor, which almost always to be to guide rather than instruct the two can potentially come into conflict. So how can these two roles marry up successfully? Find out More
The Many Roles of the Mentor – Presentation
A mentor, as we have already discovered, can have many different roles to perform even within a single mentoring relationship. I thought it might be good to give a swift overview of what these might be and share them in a presentation on Slideshare as well. Enjoy. Find out More
What’s in a Mentor? The little encounters that can have a massive impact.
Mentors can come in many shapes and guises. In most cases they will be long term relationships but in a few instances, they can be very brief encounters. The thing that characterises both, in my opinion, is the ability for one person to effect change in another. Find out More
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Tagged change management, mentoring, personal development, roles
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The Life Span of a Mentor – for how long should you take this role?
This is a common question and one that is very easily answered, but like the answer to the meaning of life in A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy being ’42′, the relevance is in the question itself. You take the role of mentor to an individual for as long as they deem that they need you. In some cases this can be a fixed period of time because you have a ‘contract’ in place, but in others it will be more fluid and it will almost certainly be determined by the expected outcomes of the relationship. Find out More
The Mentor as Leader
Being a mentor to someone, no matter in what capacity, means wielding an enormous amount of power. Your protege and mentee will look to you for guidance about many things that relate not only to their business. As a result, the behaviour you demonstrate will be key to the behaviours that another person takes on as they try to emulate the example you have been setting. Therefore developing an understanding of the leadership qualities you need in this role is crucial. Find out More
How to create 21st Century leaders
Honesty, accountability, integrity, vision, commitment, empathy, courage, trustworthiness and self-control were all key components that make up the necessary quality of a really great leader Find out More
The Benefits of Mentoring
A booklet from Triple Creek about the benefits of mentoring. Find out More
