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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS UWM Academic Staff Mentoring Program Friday February 23, 2001 Dr. Belle Rose Ragins. TRAINING OBJECTIVES. Participants will gain an understanding of the skills and abilities necessary to develop and maintain an effective mentoring relationship.

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

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  1. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPSUWM Academic Staff Mentoring ProgramFriday February 23, 2001Dr. Belle Rose Ragins

  2. TRAINING OBJECTIVES • Participants will gain an understanding of the skills and abilities necessary to develop and maintain an effective mentoring relationship.

  3. What is a Mentor? • Higher Ranking • Influential Member of Organization • Advanced Experience and Knowledge • Committed to providing upward mobility and support to protégé’s career

  4. Mentors may or may not: • Be the protege’s supervisor or coach. • Work in the same field as the protégé. • Work in the same department as the protégé. • Work in the same organization as the protégé.

  5. Helps Protégé’s Career: Sponsorship Coaching Protection Exposure Challenging Assignments Provides Support: Role Modeling Counseling Acceptance Confirmation Friendship What Does a Mentor Do ?

  6. Benefits of Mentoring Relationships:Proteges • Promotion Rate • Compensation • Career Satisfaction • Career Mobility • Job Satisfaction • Turnover Intentions

  7. Benefits forMentors: • Satisfaction and Fulfillment • Job Rejuvenation • Improved Job Performance • Career Renewal • Recognition • Support from Proteges

  8. Benefits forOrganizations • Reduced Turnover • Socialization Tool • Merging Organizations • Involves Plateaued Employees • Influx of Skills • International • Awareness of Diversity Issues

  9. Dyad Exercise:Effective Mentors and Proteges • Consider an effective mentoring relationship that you had or witnessed. With your partner, brainstorm the characteristics of an effective mentor and protégé. What were the specific skills and behaviors demonstrated by both parties? Be prepared to share your list with the group. • Effective Mentors: • Effective Proteges:

  10. What are the Critical Coaching/Mentoring Skills? • Builds Capacity • Inspires • Reflects Back Ideas • Facilitates Learning • Asks Questions • Listens • Develops Skills • Creates Ownership

  11. What Makes a MENTOR Effective? • Provides Challenges • Give “stretch” assignments • Accurate diagnoses and assessment of needs • Models Learning • Coach learns from employee • Develops Capacity • Guide rather than tell • Respect and Patience

  12. What Makes a PROTEGE Effective? • Interacts well with others. • Open to new experiences and education. • Observes carefully. • Open to feedback; not defensive. • Good communicator and listener. • Not a “cling-on” or “clone.” • Self-knowledge of needs, learning styles and “blind-spots.”

  13. Mentoring For Interdependency • Dependent • Independent • Interdependent • Understands how work fits into “big picture.” • Moves into coaching position.

  14. Conclusions • Final Questions? • Wrap-Up

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