Expert Insights on Mentoring
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Mentoring sometimes get a bad rap, but when done well, it's a wise investment. Find out how you can be the mentor who makes a positive difference in others and at the same time have a positive impact on the organization.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Acquire insights on how coaching and mentoring can be taught for effective outcomes.
Acquire insights on how to design a successful mentoring program for your organization.
Acquire insights on the importance of having a mentor for your personal and professional development.
Acquire insights on how investing in coaching and mentoring programs is important for the growth of your business.
Acquire insights on how we can find mentors all around us and take their advice to be successful.
Acquire insights on the essential qualities of an effective mentor to build successful mentor relationships.
Acquire insights on guided learning and reverse mentoring to hire the right people for your organization.
Acquire insights on how reverse mentoring can benefit both parties at zero cost.
Acquire insights on how the most important job of a manager is to mentor or develop his or her people.
Acquire insights on how mentors should guide people in arriving at the answers on their own.
Acquire insights on the importance of how-can-i-help mentality for effective mentoring.
Acquire insights on the need to have multiple mentors because it is difficult to find a mentor who has all the right qualities and enough available time.
Acquire insights on determining if you're the right mentor for the job.
Acquire insights on two contexts of mentoring.
Acquire insights on the origins coaches and mentors. -
Acquire insights on what to do before becoming a mentor.
Acquire insights on involving individuals in the mentoring process.
Acquire insights on understanding the difference between mentoring and apprenticeships.
Acquire insights on how mentorship can attract and, importantly, retain high-performing employees.
Acquire insights on how mentors help people discover what areas they need to work on.
Acquire insights on understanding that even the best mentor doesn’t have the ability to solve every problem, and that’s okay.
Acquire insights on understanding how teachable moments can happen anywhere and at any time.
Acquire insights on understanding how mentors act as process consultants, teaching mentees how to solve problems on their own.
Acquire insights on understanding how most people are naturally resistant to negative feedback and that it should be handled with tact.
Acquire insights on how mentoring will evolve in the digital era.
Acquire insights on how mentors have multiple options if they want to improve in their role.
Acquire insights on how a supervisor plans for succession.
Acquire insights to understand how leaders are constantly being observed and evaluated by the people around them.
Acquire insights on how to find a mentor.
IN THIS COURSE
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1. Coaching and Mentoring Can Be Taught2m 57sIt’s not obvious how to mentor or coach. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania offers each incoming MBA candidate a personal coach; who is hired and trained as a leadership coach. Companies are encouraged to think along similar lines. FREE ACCESS
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2. How to Coach and Mentor4m 18sA successful mentoring program can set attrition rates below industry standards. Sujaya Banerjee shares how her organization’s mentoring program works and why it’s successful. FREE ACCESS
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3. Mentoring Matters2m 44sDianne Ledingham talks about how mentors were important to her development. When she left a client meeting where they had not met their objectives; a mentor congratulated her on their progress and her future potential. Having such a person was critical. FREE ACCESS
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4. Coaching & Mentoring: Find the Guru6m 47sThere is a strong business case for investing in coaching and mentoring programs. Sujaya Banerjee shares the lessons she’s learned from her organization’s “Find the Guru Within” program. FREE ACCESS
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5. Mentors Are All Around Us2m 48sGlen Senk’s first mentor was his riding instructor; when he was ten years old. She said it doesn’t matter what you decide; just make a decision. He still teaches and uses that advice 50 years later. Glen Senk also gives other examples. FREE ACCESS
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6. Successful Mentor Relationships3m 29sConsider younger as well as older mentors; and different mentors for different skills. The mentor should be someone who will look out for you; not just someone more experienced. FREE ACCESS
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7. Guided Learning and Reverse Mentoring3m 49sSince young employees prefer to learn from mentors and coaches; not in classrooms or via elearning; companies are learning how to mentor in real time using media tablets and mobile devices. In reverse mentoring; young people help their elders apply social media. FREE ACCESS
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8. Reverse Mentoring2m 11sWhen Cisco hires a young person out of school; they assign that person to a senior executive; to teach the older person how to navigate social media. It’s a form of reverse mentoring that benefits both parties. And the cost is zero. FREE ACCESS
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9. The Importance of Mentoring Your People2m 34sA manager’s most important job is to develop his or her people. FREE ACCESS
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10. Give Them Options; Not Answers3m 26sWhether they’re in a formal or informal mentoring relationship with you; people will often come to you for answers. To truly help them grow in their careers; says Cheryl Gray; you shouldn’t give them answers. You should guide them in arriving at the answers on their own. FREE ACCESS
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11. Pay It Forward1m 14sWhen Doug Conant was fired from his job about 25 years ago; his outplacement counselor became his mentor and one of his best friends. The counselor showed up with a how-can-I-help mentality that was second to none. Doug tries to be that kind of person today. FREE ACCESS
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12. Cultivate Multiple Mentors2m 38sAs it becomes increasingly difficult to find a mentor who has all the right qualities and enough available time, individuals are creating a mentor board of directors. FREE ACCESS
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13. At the First Mentor Meeting1m 53sDuring their first meeting with a mentee, it’s critical for mentors to identify whether they’re the right person for the job. FREE ACCESS
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14. Two Contexts of Mentoring1m 52sMentors help you learn about your internal and external worlds in order to make better choices. FREE ACCESS
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15. Coach vs. Mentor4m 4sMentoring and coaching have different origins but work similarly to accomplish goals. FREE ACCESS
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16. Before You Become a Mentor2m 34sMentors need some amount of training and a lot of empathy. FREE ACCESS
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17. Involve Individuals in the Mentoring Process3m 37sThe secret to good mentoring is asking questions, not providing pat answers. FREE ACCESS
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18. Skills: Mentorship vs. Apprenticeship2m 18sMentoring and apprenticeships focus on two different areas of skills, and you need to understand the difference. FREE ACCESS
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19. Retain and Attract High Performers1m 23sMentorship can attract and, importantly, retain high-performing employees. FREE ACCESS
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20. Mentorship: Identifying Skills to Develop3m 52sMentors help people discover what areas they need to work on. FREE ACCESS
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21. When Mentors Don’t Have the Answers6m 32sEven the best mentor doesn’t have the ability to solve every problem, and that’s okay. FREE ACCESS
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22. Mentoring Informally6m 2sTeachable moments can happen anywhere and at any time. FREE ACCESS
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23. The Job of Mentors2m 52sMentors act as process consultants, teaching mentees how to solve problems on their own. FREE ACCESS
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24. How Mentors Help Others Understand Their Weakness2m 40sMost people are naturally resistant to negative feedback, so it should be handled with tact. FREE ACCESS
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25. Mentoring in the Digital Era2m 34sMentoring will evolve in the digital era but retain its key principles. FREE ACCESS
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26. Becoming a More Effective Mentor2m 16sMentors have multiple options if they want to improve in their role, many of which Paul Levy shares here. FREE ACCESS
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27. The Impact of Mentoring on Succession Planning2m 10sOne of the jobs of every supervisor, regardless of level, is planning for succession. FREE ACCESS
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28. The Leader Sets the Example3m 21sLeaders are constantly being observed and evaluated by the people around them. Learn how to set the right example. FREE ACCESS
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29. How to Find a Mentor1m 45sAlthough it's well known that having a mentor or sponsor in the workplace can greatly enhance your chances of growing with that organization, not everyone knows how to find these mentors and how the process works. Find out about three tips for finding mentors or sponsors within your organization. FREE ACCESS
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