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1. Mentoring: A New Model Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

2. Who were the people that were there to guide you, support you and strengthen you? • What did you learn from them? • What were the most satisfying aspects of those relationships and why? Mentoring Stories Naval Sea Systems Command Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

3. Mentor Benefits • Satisfaction from helping others • More knowledge about operations and best practices in other parts of the organization • Expanded perspectives • Opportunity to share experience and wisdom • Opportunity to strengthen mentoring skills • Reconnection to their people • Reaffirmation of approaches • A meaningful relationship - “learning partnerships” Naval Sea Systems Command Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

4. Mentee Benefits • A safety net • An opportunity to test out ideas • Candid feedback • Less stress • Quicker learning • Needed support • Help in navigating the organization • More strategies for being productive • Cultural knowledge Naval Sea Systems Command Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

5. Mentoring Mentoring is a reciprocal learning relationship in which Mentor and Mentee agree to a partnership, where they will work collaboratively toward achievement of mutually defined goals that will develop a mentee's skills, abilities, knowledge and/or thinking. Time Bonded - not a full-time or lifetime commitment! Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Naval Sea Systems Command

6. Gain new insights and knowledge about your profession Increase your job satisfaction and reflect on your own professional development Develop and improve your listening and communication skills Share your expertise and experiences Keep up with changes in your profession Pass on your professional legacy Why Be a Mentor? Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Naval Sea Systems Command

7. Extends individual reach Commits time and energy to a relationship of trust, honesty and confidentiality Listens without giving advice (don’t preach) Motivates and models organizational values and behaviors Share stories, encourage dialogue, and help build network connections (Do more than teach!) Leads the way to a personalized career path and objectives (Define actions – Mentoring Action Plan (MAP)) Stimulates self-awareness Laughs! What Does a Mentor Do? Everyone wins – engagement and retention Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility

8. Mentoring Action Plan (MAP) We (mentor and mentee) agree to enter into a mentoring relationship for a period of ________________.  By entering the agreement, the mentor recognizes his/her role as a professional role model and expects to share advice, experience, and guidance.  The mentee understands that the relationship is designed to meet his/her goals and objectives of the partnership.  The mentee and mentor agree to the following terms: Date: __________________ Mentee: ______________________________             Mentor: ______________________________ Mentoring partnership goals and objectives: Mentor expectations of the mentee: Mentee expectations of the mentor: • Function of the partnership: • Frequency and location of meetings:    • Length of meetings:    • Responsible for scheduling of meetings:  • Method of communication:  • Ground rules for discussions: (confidentially, openness, candor, truthfulness etc.) • Estimated duration of the partnership: • Strategies to determine the partnership has served its purpose and objectives and how the partnership will conclude Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Naval Sea Systems Command

9. Building NAVSEA Mentoring Partnerships Building a Mentoring Partnership The Command introduced an IT tool called “Open Mentoring” to facilitate building and supporting mentoring partnerships. • Create Mentee/Mentor profiles • Mentee/Mentor matching (driven by the mentee) • Mentee invites mentor into partnership • Mentor accept or decline • Assist with development of a mentoring action plan • Unlimited online resources to support a partnership www.3creekmentoring.com/NAVSEA Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Naval Sea Systems Command

10. To access the Open Mentoring tool, follow these steps below to create a mentee-mentor application: • 1. Go to www.3creekmentoring.com/NAVSEA (highlight address, right click and select “Open Hyperlink”) • 2. Click the User Login link and select New User • 3. Enter your profile information • 4. Insert group code in Group Code field: • Mentees: 920551Mentors: 565168 • 5. Click Submit at the bottom of the screen Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Naval Sea Systems Command

11. For more Information PSNS&IMF Point of Contacts: C900 Richmond Johnson 360-627-6514 C300 Lowell Sweet 360-476-4538 C101 CAPT Steve Mitchell 360-476-1453 C200 Tonya Shuler 360-476-3310 C700 Jennifer Yeaman 360-476-2207 C1200 Brett Anderson 360-476-9852 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Naval Sea Systems Command