Experiences from a mentee/mentor
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Experiences from a Mentee/Mentor Jen McGinn, Principal User Researcher, Oracle The views expressed in this presentation are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle
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This is an IGNITE talk I gave at UPA 2012 (aka UxPA 2012). In it I discuss the mentoring contract, what has worked well, and what hasn't. If you download the presentation, you can see the speaker notes, which tell you what I said while the slides were displaying.
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Experiences from a Mentee/MentorJen McGinn, Principal User Researcher, Oracle
The views expressed in
this presentation are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle
The SEED program
“SEED (Sun Engineering Enrichment and Development) is a prestigious engineering leadership grooming program of which mentoring is the major component.”http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1698217
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SEED application materials๏ Resume
๏ Manager’s recommendation
๏ Application form- Prior 3 years performance ratings- Why you want a mentor and goals
are for the 6-month mentoring term- Agreement that you will drive the
relationship
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SEED mentor selection๏ Mentee chooses 5 potential mentors, and
writes a paragraph on why they would be a good match
๏ SEED program staff contact the first person on the list, read the paragraph to them, and ask if they want to be matched
๏ If the mentor accepts, great! If not, move down the list
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Goal5
Results
MS HFID
C H I
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My turn to be the mentor
Me
Me
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My turn to be the mentor
Me
California
Boston
Boston Prague
India
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Recommended reading๏ Career warfare (D'Alessandro)
๏ Unlocking the clubhouse (Margolis & Fisher)
๏ The unwritten laws of engineering (Skakoon)
๏ 27 powers of persuasion (Hilaire & Padwa)
https://blogs.oracle.com/jen/entry/things_i_tell_my_mentees
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Getting promoted๏ Ask your manager for the promotion
๏ Come up with a game plan together
๏ Deliver on your goals
๏ Voila!
https://blogs.oracle.com/jen/entry/things_i_tell_my_mentees1
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Getting a new job/career
๏ Read about the new kind of work
๏ Take a class (or two or ten) in that new field
๏ Start doing that kind of work in your current role
https://blogs.oracle.com/jen/entry/things_i_tell_my_mentees2
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Working with humans๏ Effective communication
https://blogs.oracle.com/jen/entry/things_i_tell_my_mentees3
๏ Dealing with difficult people https://blogs.oracle.com/jen/entry/things_i_tell_my_mentees4
๏ Communicating your value https://blogs.oracle.com/jen/entry/things_i_tell_my_mentees5
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Successes๏ Promotions
๏ Friendships
๏ Ongoing connections via LinkedIn
But not every experiment is a success …
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Failures
You may not feel comfortable taking the same path as another person
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Failures
Unclear goalsNo regular meetings No deadlines for
commitments
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Mentoring is like work๏ Plan it
๏ Talk about it
๏ Reschedule when necessary
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What I’m not as a mentor๏ Hiring manager
๏ Personal trainer
๏ Marriage counselor
๏ Life coach
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What I can do as a mentor๏ Help you get that promotion
๏ Set goals and achieve them
๏ Introduce you to other people who can help
๏ Recommend books and classes
๏ Give you my best advice
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Not all mentoring is formal๏ Former professors
๏ Friends
๏ Colleagues
๏ The person on your left
๏ The person on your right
๏ The person sitting behind you
๏ Who else?
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Thank you!jen dot mcginn at oracle dot com
The views expressed in
this presentation are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oracle
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