The Mentor/Mentee Relationship:

How to Get the Best From Each Other

Emily BenningtonCoauthor, Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job

The beginning of my career was, err…

Me

Skip

…But I had a SUPER mentor.

Mentoring improves

retention and overall job

satisfaction.

Two generations ago, the average person held

6 jobs in a lifetime.

These days, the average is 11+.

Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics

With 495 connections at the time, that’s a head-smacking 25%!

OR

For employees today, it’s “Why buy the cow?”

Today is about how to:

Be a Great Mentor

Be a Great Mentee

Build a Great Program

Welcome to MenteE-Harmony

1: You sync.

2: You set expectations – and maybe part ways.

3: You agree to make a commitment.

4: You realize commitment is work.

5: If you’re lucky, you have a very rewarding experience where you get as much

(or more) than you give.

1: You sync.

2: You set expectations – and maybe part ways.

3: You agree to make a commitment.

4: You realize commitment is work.

5: If you’re lucky, you have a very rewarding experience where

you get as much (or more) than you give.

MenteE-Harmony @ The Office

P.S. Some people just don’t click.

…and that’s normal.

Sometimes work isn’t as fun as it looks in stock

photos.

…that’s normal too.

When it comes to mentoring…

Think This

Not That

“You looked directly at the client when you were

speaking. You rock.”

The difference is subtle….

“Talk to me about what you did right at the client

meeting.”

….but powerful when it comes to how we learn.

What does every successful

mentor/mentee relationship have

in common?

Written Goals!

Halleluiah!

…some people really get it.

…some people sort of get it.

When it comes to focus…

..and some people NEVER get it!

ATTENTION MENTEES!

YOU are responsible for driving the relationship.

It’s YOUR responsibility to

make contact with your mentor, create an agenda for each session, and come prepared to report

on progress.

Send (or require) a Friday Update each

week.

If it were left to us, we would all stay safely inside our

comfort zone, but..

“We cannot become what we

need to be by remaining what we are today.”

Max DePree…

Who Said It?

…or Oprah?

Mentor MythBusters

MYTH: Mentoring is a Contact Sport

Long distance romance is tough.

Long distance mentoring… not so much.

MYTH: Mentoring is Labor Intensive

Studies show significant benefits in

just 1-2 hours per month.

MYTH: Mentoring is One-To-One

Group mentoring is a cost efficient way to teach colleagues the

same skills at the same time.

MYTH: Mentoring is Exclusive

Every employee in your organization

who wants a mentor should have access

to one.

MYTH: Mentoring is for Rising Stars Only

Everyone in your

organization who wants a

mentor should have access to

one.

“While many organizations support mentoring efforts, few

have created organizational environments in which these

efforts can flourish.”

- Triple Creek (3creek.com)

Why Mentoring Programs Fail

Lack of understanding about how mentoring can benefit the organization.

Source: Triple Creek (www.3creek.com)

Lack of resources to fully implement a formal mentoring program.

Limited knowledge of what a successful program truly entails.

Executive lip service, but no action behind the words.

A “culture of mentoring” = the very thought of removing the program becomes like

removing the coffee.

These Guys Get it RIGHT

They have a program facilitator to “run the show.”

They publicly acknowledge and reward the people who are making their program successful.

They measure.

Recipe for Sodexo’s Success

Mentoring’s 2-to-1 Return

Sodexo leadership has found that for every $1 invested in the program, there is a $2 return through tangible items such as:

-Reduced turnover

-Better management

-Increased productivity

-Increased customer satisfaction

Mentors vs. Mentees:Who Grows More?

2010

Back to my mentor…

2005 He helped me become a better

professional. I helped him become an author, fulfilling a

lifelong dream.

“The only thing worse than training employees and losing them, is NOT training and keeping them.”

Zig Ziglar

Mentors are endangered.“Think about your own careers. Those of you who got here with no mentors raise your hand.”

Frank Morgan, Director of Development, Dow

Your ChallengeFind a mentor.

Become a mentor.

Grow your program.

ProfessionalStudio365.com

Emily Bennington – College to Career Expert

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