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Mentoring and Leadership

Mentoring and Leadership. November 4 th , 2010. Joy Illington & David Morhart. Our purpose today. To have a conversation with you about : how mentoring relates to you and your roles as leaders, and how leaders mentor and are mentored. Agenda this morning. some simple definitions

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Mentoring and Leadership

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  1. Mentoring and Leadership November 4th, 2010 Joy Illington & David Morhart

  2. Our purpose today To have a conversation with you about: • how mentoring relates to you and your roles as leaders, and • how leaders mentor and are mentored.

  3. Agenda this morning • some simple definitions • five myths about mentoring • what to look for in a mentoring relationship • some common mentoring techniques • connections with leadership & how to get started

  4. Are you a leader? • “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” • John Quincy Adams

  5. Are you a mentor? • "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader success is all about growing others.” Jack Welch

  6. Mentoring: we are all teachers • “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.” John Buchan • It matters that we improve • By changing the nature of our relationships, we will change our own lives

  7. 5 Myths about Mentoring • 1. It only happens on a long term, face to face basis. • 2. Mentors need to be older and more experienced. • 3. Only the person being mentored benefits. • 4. Taking the time to mentor decreases productivity. • 5. The public service is too busy reorganizing to have time for mentorship.

  8. The Mentoring Relationship • Three critical elements: respect, trust and listening skills. • Establish the boundaries of the relationship. • What do you bring to the table?

  9. Mentoring techniques • Focus on wisdom, not on answers. • Experiment: coach, do role plays, get experiential learning, brainstorm, network. • Mentor yourself.

  10. Mentoring and Leadership “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader. A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” Eleanor Roosevelt If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time in leading yourself- invest at least 20% leading those with authority over you and at least 15% leading your peers.

  11. Mentoring options: getting started • Look for formal work such as the one at the Ministry of Social Development. • There are Communities of Practice that offer peer mentoring; • Partner with someone new to public service, Aboriginal interns, co-op students, or groups whose purpose is to improve professional practice.

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