GROWMentee training
Helen ChallisDepartment of Human Resources
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Purpose:
To introduce you to the GROW mentoring programme, explore your understanding and expectations of the programme and to provide you with the opportunity to network.
Objectives:
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By the end of this session you will be able to:
• Outline your expectations of the programme
• Describe what you are looking for from a mentor
• Identify what your responsibilities are within the programme
Speed dating instructions
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•In pairs tell each other•Name and role in department•Expectations/hopes for today•Experience of mentoring
•2 mins per pair
•Move when the buzzer sounds!
The programme
What is Mentoring?“The process of change and growth brought
about by the interaction of two people”
“ A method of achieving personal goals faced by different people with unique concerns”
D. Clutterbuck and D. Megginson
Some thoughts…..Seeking
guidance
‘Big sister or brother approach
Confidence building
Resolving uncertainties
Sharing experiences
InformalMaking the person think about what they want and how to achieve it
Being a sounding board
Turning moaning into something positive
Reflection
Self evaluation
What skills are required – exercise brief
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•Identify the skills needed for successful mentoring relationship (both the mentor and/or the mentee)
•Write up on flipchart
•10 minutes
Mentoring skills(OU study)• Strong interpersonal skills:
Listening, providing feedback, interviewing skills, questioning, motivation and self- awareness
• Organisational skills: time management, evaluating,
maintaining boundaries plus working with learning contracts
(OU-Quality support centre study 1995)
Skills continued......• Drawing out
• Silence
• Suspending judgement
• Recognising and expressing feelings
• Paraphrasing
• Sounding board
• Critical friend
• Challenging
Expectations
• Write down your expectations of:• Yourself
• Your mentor
• Share your thoughts with the other members of your group.
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Common Expectations of Mentors• OF SELF AS MENTOR:
To help others
To share with others my experiences
To encourage and support
To facilitate
To listen
To respect confidentiality
To build confidence
To learn from mentee
Common Expectations of Mentors• OF MY MENTEE:
To be openTo respect confidentialityTo have mutual trustTo take responsibility for their decisionsTo set realistic goalsTo be self-criticalTo drive the process/ take ownershipTo be prepared
What do Mentors get from a mentoring relationship?
“I feel energised by being around the
enthusiasm and raw potential of my mentee”
“As a mentor I feel re-energised and excited about my own career
again”
“I have become aware of the strength and power of mentoring and can see its relevance in any aspect
of business life”
“It has proven to me that one plus one is more
than two”
What do Mentees get from a mentoring relationship?
“There is somewhere out
there I can go to”
“I feel I am in control of my own career…
the difference between before and
now is huge!”
“I have gained a trusting friend
whose opinions I value”
“Mentoring is not simply task-orientated, but is more about self
perception”
4 Phases of Mentoring ProcessEstablishing rapportDirection SettingProgress makingMoving on
(Adapted from Megginson & Clutterbuck 1995)
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Establishing rapport Suspend judgement Be open to different paradigms, hints and concerns Clarity about what must be open and what can be
left out Establish formal contract and agree way of working Set up details of future meetings Achieve rapport
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Direction Setting Use and interpret diagnostic tools Encourage thinking through of implications of
diagnosis Set up gaining information from third parties Help selection of initial area for work Give feedback/set objectives/plan Be clear about next step
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Progress Making Monitoring progress Relationship review and renegotiation Recognizing achievements/objectives attained Timing and managing the evolution of the
relationship Enabling self-reflection
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Moving On Address feelings of loss Develop next phase and/or Orchestrate a good ending Think through and generalise learning and
establish way forward
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Mentoring Life Cycle
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MENTORING CYCLE• Gaining Commitment• Getting Involved• Getting Together• Getting to know each
other• Working together• Learning together• Review & Evaluation• Saying goodbye
RELATIONSHIP CYCLE• Looking for a partner• ‘going out’• ‘meeting’• ‘courting’• ‘engagement’• ‘marriage’• ‘memories’• ‘parting through
death, divorce, etc
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