Mentoring Relationships

“It is a willingness on the part of someone who has a wealth of experience to share his/her knowledge, the

stripes he/she has earned, with someone who does not have as much experience - with no eye toward getting

anything back. It’s about investing, giving back”

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Mentoring is a relational experience in which one person empowers another

by sharing resources and experiences.


“Mentoring is making the mentor’s personal strengths,

resources and networks (friendships / contacts) available

to help a protégé (mentoree) reach his or her goals.”

-Bob Biehl


MentoringMentoring is a relational process responding to a perceived or identified need.

A mentor A mentor is someone who knows something, and transfers that something ((the power the power resources such as wisdom, advice, information, resources such as wisdom, advice, information, emotional support, protection, linking to emotional support, protection, linking to resources, career guidance, status) resources, career guidance, status) to someone else, the mentee, at a sensitive at a sensitive timetime so that it impacts development (empowerment).


MentorMentor(Resource Person)(Resource Person)

EmpowermentEmpowerment(Growth Step)(Growth Step)

MenteeMentee(Corresponding Need)(Corresponding Need)

Sensitive Sensitive TimeTime


Career or professional Educational Personal


Type of Dynamic Name of Dynamic Factor

What begins the process?

ATTRACTION

How does it move forward?

RELATIONSHIP

What is required for change or growth to occur in mentored?

RESPONSIVENESS

(mentored)

ACCOUNTABILITY

(mentor)

What is the goal or purpose of mentoring?

EMPOWERMENT

Excerpted and adapted from The Mentoring Handbook by Dr.’s Robert & Richard Clinton 11Mentoring Relationships

This is the natural tendency of the person who needs help to move towards a person who is perceived as one who

can be helpful. The mentee is attracted to the mentor for a variety of reasons such as personalityand experience.


Relational interaction facilitates growth and empowerment. Although this is not always possible, when trust is developed between

mentor and mentee, there is a greater potential for the exchange of resources.


The mentee’s willingness to respond to the

information that the mentor is sharing is vital for learning and

empowerment.


This involves the mentee answering to someone for his/her

growth and development. Often

there is mutual accountability

between mentors and mentees.


This is the actual exchange of resources and encouragement between mentor and

mentee.


1. Establish the relationship.2. Jointly agree on the purpose.3. Determine how often you will meet.4. Determine the nature of accountability.5. Set up clear lines of communication.6. Clarify level of confidentiality.7. Agree upon length of time.8. Occasionally, evaluate process and

effectiveness.9. Continually, match expectations to current

situation.10. Bring closure to the mentoring relationship.


Mentoring Relationships

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