Mentor Role

Mentors focus on transferring knowledge and assisting a mentee in developing new capabilities.

Tips for your first meeting:

Rena Gainey, local leadership and corporate training expert, gives mentors the following advice:

1) Prepare for the conversation by thinking about your skills and abilities. “DIfferences fall away when you listen and realize someone’s story and understand their ambitions.”

2) Learn about your mentee and gauge their mindset. What phase of life are they in and how can you relate?

3) Share openly and be an active listener. Like Rena says in Mentoring 101 you should strive to “share 15% more and listen 15% more.”

4) Reflect on how you can be an ally in their development. “Trust and respect are reciprocal, how do you create trust?”

5) Define accountability. Consider completing the Strike a Match agreement during your first meeting.