Give Back – Be a Mentor!

Are you rising to the top? Have you reached a level of success where you feel compelled to give back? While you cannot give “back” to the people who have helped you along the way, you can give “forward.” Being a mentor is an effective strategy in which you can contribute significantly to the career development of others and it offers a way of building skills towards future career goals for those with promise within your company.

The difference between simply training someone and mentoring is significant. Training means providing the tools and time, but it is really up to the other person to “get it.” Mentoring means taking a personal interest in another and seeing the training and knowledge transfer through to its completion and success. It is an investment that reaps mutually satisfying rewards.

Sharing your professional and personal skills and experiences with another promotes growth and development that might not otherwise be possible. It is based upon encouragement, constructive comments, openness, mutual trust, respect and a willingness to learn and share.

Some of the benefits to the less experienced employee (mentee) include:

• Increased knowledge;
• A supportive environment in which successes and failures can be explored and evaluated;
• A smooth transition to the next level, i.e. promotion; and
• Development of professional confidence and self-esteem.

Some of the benefits to the more experienced employee (mentor) include:

• Giving back what you were given earlier in your career by others;
• A renewed enthusiasm for your profession and/or talents;
• Participation in challenging discussions with someone who will have a fresh perspective on business and life that you might not otherwise be exposed to;
• Satisfaction from contributing to the success of another; and
• An opportunity to test new ideas and concepts.

The benefits to the company include:

• Improved delivery of products and/or services through more informed and skilled staff;
• Higher employee retention;
• Improved communication between separate areas of the company;
• A new support network for employees in times of organizational change; and
• Developing leaders with enhanced people skills.

To evaluate whether you would make a good mentor, consider whether you possess these
qualities:

• Greater experience and knowledge than the mentee;
• Flexible and progressive style, particularly good people skills;
• Trustworthiness in order to have open and honest communication;
• Compatibility with the mentee’s personality;
• A win/win agenda; and
• The ability to give constructive advice and to act as a role model.

A successful mentoring partnership is a career development experience to be enjoyed. If your company does not currently have a mentoring program, pioneer the trail. You will find that in addition to the benefits outlined above, it will bridge the gap between departments and the various levels of authority within the organization, thus affecting morale and ultimately the bottom line!

Be a Mentor

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The Power Of A Mentor
By Rebecca Osborn

Contrary to what the so-called “experts” would like you to believe,becoming successful is NOT hard.

In fact, it is actually very, very simple, providing you know the right steps to take at the right time, and providing you take focused, committed action when those opportunities arise.

This is especially true when you have a mentor who has already been where you are right now, holding your hand and helping you every single step along the way.

You see, success leaves footprints. A mentor will help you follow these prints to success.

The real value in having a mentor lies in finding someone who has already accomplished the same or similar goal that you are trying to accomplish. When looking for a mentor, make sure you find somebody who has been successful in an area that you want to be successful in also.

For example, if you want to become rich and famous as a motivational speaker, it makes sense to find a mentor that is already a very successful motivational speaker! They can show you how they became such a success and highlight the pitfalls and mistakes they made so that you can learn from them and avoid them.

The sad fact is, many of the so-called speaking experts have not actually done it for themselves! Instead, they rely on a hype-filled marketing campaign to overwhelm you into buying into their program.

Even if you get lucky and learn some tactics from these “anti-gurus” and experience some success, you will never learn the strategic thinking that goes into building a successful speaking empire. Remember that when you follow the footprints of someone who is already successful, you stand a much higher chance of being successful yourself.

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Characteristics of a Mentor
By Cecile Peterkin

The more that businesses start looking into mentoring and the advantages that it offers, the more that they are going to want to focus on the characteristics of a mentor. In order to develop a mentoring program, it’s important that you are bringing the right people on board to get the program started.

Not everyone can be a great mentor, after all. The most successful mentors are going to be those people who want to share their experiences, their knowledge, the skills and the solutions that they’ve discovered for common issues that come up on the job. Those who are going to be fantastic with being a mentor will have an innate understanding that sharing what they know with a new hire puts them in a position of power rather than someone who has the sense that knowledge is power.

In order for someone to be a great mentor, he or she needs to be comfortable with the work that they are doing. A great mentor sees himself or herself as a part of a team, and is consistently committed to making a difference, to being dependable and reliable – especially when that means that it’s a good idea to consider another way of doing things, a method that might be more logical or intuitive. In other words, mentors need to be willing to do more than just teach their experiences, they must be willing to learn from others around them – including their mentees.

While mentors lead by example, not every leader is a mentor. Some of the best leaders lead by instructing others, by engaging those who follow them and by expecting others to simply embrace their way of doing things. Great mentors, on the other hand, lead by showing that there’s always more to be learned. Mentors lead from within their team not from outside of it.

Of course, mentoring programs do foster an environment in which others can become mentors. Some of the best mentoring training comes simply from being mentored and recognizing the benefits of mentoring programs. By working with a great mentor who is inspiring, reliable and consistent, those who are looking to develop mentoring skills will be able to get a sense of whether or not they’re interested in becoming a mentor and what they may need to work on in themselves to become better at their jobs, more effective in their lives and to, in time, grow to mentor others.

The most important characteristic that mentors share is the willingness to lead by example and to focus on the ways in which differences will make the company stronger. Some of the best mentors are going to find that those who they have mentored move beyond them in the company or become better at the job than the mentor himself or herself. There is a strength that is a part of being a mentor that not everyone has; however, developing those strengths is something that will benefit the mentor, the mentee and the organization overall.

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Do You Have a Mentor?
By: Andrew Rondeau

The dictionary defines a blueprint as: “A detailed plan of action. A model or prototype.”

So what does a blueprint have to do with a having a mentor? When you are struggling in your personal life or in your career, it helps to be able to turn to someone whom you admire and trust – someone whom has traveled down the road you’re traveling – and done so successfully.

You are not a failure, if you do Having a mentor doesn’t mean you’re a failure or make you a lesser person. It makes you a smarter person – smart enough to realize that you don’t have all of the answers and smart enough to seek out someone who can help you solve or deal with your problems and/or difficulties.

Heck, even Bill Gates has a mentor. It’s true. Bill Gates’s mentor is none other than Warren Buffett – one of the greatest living stock market investors and, like Bill Gates, a multi-billionaire. Warren Buffett’s mentor was a gentleman named Ben Graham. Graham was an influential economist and is generally referred to as the “Father of Modern Security Analysis.” So if you’re seeking excellence in life and in business, try to find someone who already excels in that field and ask that person to be your mentor.

Don’t take it personally If for some reason that person refuses or is unavailable to mentor you, don’t take it personally, because not everyone wants or has the time to be a mentor, or they may be already be mentoring one or more individuals and are unable to take on any more mentees. However, you can still learn from this individual by reading his books, listening to his tapes and watching his videos. Do this judiciously, and before long, you’ll actually find yourself starting to think like this individual.

Once you get to that point, when you find yourself in a jam, simply ask yourself what that person would do in your particular situation and proceed accordingly.

Can you have more than one mentor?

Absolutely! Having multiple mentors and a variety of social networks will actually expand your ability to develop alliances.

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Mentor Vs Coach

By; Admin

Are You wondering, “what’s the difference between a mentor and a coach?” People often use these words interchangeably, but they truly are not the same. Here are the differences:

A coach:

• Focuses on the performance with a specific agenda

• Is often “assigned” to you through your position in an organization

• Their influence is determined by the position they hold
• Is very task oriented
• Tells you what you need to do

• Rewards are in teamwork and performance

You are looking for a coach if you want someone to show you exactly what to do and how to do it.

A mentor:

• Focuses on the individual without a specific predetermined agenda
• Is most frequently selected by the individual seeking a mentor
• Their influence is determined by the value you place on them

• Provide you with the environment for learning, finding better ways for yourself, and affirmations

• Guides and assists you in your personal growth
• Offers support, advise, and suggestions
• Asks you questions so you may dig deeper into yourself

• Rewards are in your LIFE

You are looking for a mentor if you want someone to help you to develop yourself, both personally and professionally.

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