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Mentoring

Mentoring. HOW TO BUILD & NURTURE A RELATIONSHIP. ICE BREAKER – Soap Opera Name. Let’s get acquainted!. First name = your middle name Last name = your street’s name EXAMPLE: Sara Michelle Evans who lives on Sycamore Drive = Michelle Sycamore. WHAT WE WILL COVER.

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Mentoring

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  1. Mentoring HOW TO BUILD & NURTUREA RELATIONSHIP Optimist International

  2. ICE BREAKER –Soap Opera Name Let’s get acquainted! First name = your middle name Last name = your street’s name EXAMPLE: Sara Michelle Evans who lives on Sycamore Drive = Michelle Sycamore Optimist International

  3. WHAT WE WILL COVER • How Mentoring Creates Success • When Mentoring Works • Communication is the Key • Personality Styles • Right/Left Brain Thinking • Choosing a Mentor/Protégé Optimist International

  4. Mentoring in the Past • Odysseus asked his TRUSTED friend, MENTOR, to look after his son. • MENTOR watched over him for almost ten years; this is how the word MENTOR was derived. • WISE and TRUSTED TEACHER or COUNSELOR. • Traditionally role fulfilled by Father Optimist International

  5. Protégé • Old French Word “proteger” • To protect Optimist International

  6. Past Mentors Sigmund Freud to Carl Jung Merlin to King Arthur Aristotle to Alexander Optimist International

  7. Motivation – 1920’s • Mayo asked teams “What do you want?” • Answer: • Sense of Purpose • Feeling of Success • Happiness Optimist International

  8. Motivation – 1930’s-40’s • Maslow asked individuals “What do you want?” • Answer: • Sense of Purpose • Feeling of Success • Happiness Optimist International

  9. Motivation – 1950’s General Foods Corporation combined philosophies by encouraging teamwork with focused interpersonal communication. Optimist International

  10. Motivation – 1990’s • Teenage boys asked “What do you want?” • Answer: • Pizza • Car • Brittany Spears Optimist International

  11. Types of Mentoring • Primary & Secondary • Structured & Informal • Active & Passive • Short & Long Term • Group Mentors • Societal • Vocational Optimist International

  12. Modern Day Examples Sandra Day O’Conner – Harry Rathburn Everett Koop – Ray Nash Tom Landry – Mike Ditka, Dan Reeves Bill Blass – Baron Nicholas De Gunzburg Optimist International

  13. For Protégé, a Mentor Can COACH & ADVISOR SAVE TIME & MONEY OPEN DOORS REDUCE FRUSTRATION SHARING Optimist International

  14. For Mentors … SOW SEEDS OF LEADERSHIP A WAY OF GIVING BACK ENHANCE PERFORMANCE KEEP MENTOR SHARP AND CURRENT Optimist International

  15. Mentoring –WHEN IT WORKS Needs to be a REWARD - does not need to be monetary. WIIFM - What’s In It For Me? Protégé – knowledge, contacts Mentor – help future leader Optimist International

  16. COMMUNICATION IS KEY Mentoring works best when mentor and protégé are compatible. Use an informal PERSONALITY CHECK prior to agreement. Two-way communication is necessary. Mentor – advise Protégé - goals Optimist International

  17. Tips to Listen Better • Listen Between Words • Active/Visual Listening • Be involved – ask questions Optimist International

  18. TO BE A BETTER SPEAKER Ask open questions Mentors need to learn how to confront proteges in non-threatening, constructive manner Concentrate on how you make your protege feel rather than teaching a lesson. Optimist International

  19. THREE MODES OF LEARNING 1. Visual - allows the protégé to acquire information with his/her eyes (visual cues, likes to read books and receive email) 2. Auditory - processing information with the ears (personal stories, motivational tapes) 3. Kinesthetic/experiential - enjoy tours, field trips and other types of interpersonal networking, such as Optimist meetings. Optimist International

  20. Personality Styles Importance • Develop relationship • Motivation • Understanding Tests • Myers-Briggs • Leadership Styles & Profiles Optimist International

  21. Non-direct Direct Spectrum of Human Behavior Non-Direct is shy or hesitant Optimist International

  22. Personality Test No right or wrong! • Supportive • Empathic • Cheerleader • Controlling • Hide emotions • Dictate rather than react Supportive Controlling Optimist International

  23. Four Styles - Example Supportive Non-direct R S Direct X X T D Controlling Optimist International

  24. R – “Relater” Half full – would you like some? • Friendly – big hearts • Concerned with feelings • Good encouragers • Tell you what you want to hear • Avoids Bad News Optimist International

  25. S – “Socializer” Who cares? Let’s drink it! • Like to have FUN • Good Time • Party people • Not taken seriously Optimist International

  26. D – “Director” Look into this and get back to me! • Leaders; in charge • Concerned with: • Efficiency • Productivity • Sometimes lacking: • People skills • Etiquette • Tact Optimist International

  27. T – “Thinker” It’s too close to tell. • Best decisions • Strengths • Analysis • Critical Thinking • Weakness • Overanalyzes No enemies, but friends hate them. Optimist International

  28. LEFT/RIGHT BRAIN THINKING Judging Perceiving Seeks closure Seeks open options Prefer filing systems Prefers piling systems Makes lists, uses them Makes lists, loses them Organized Comfortable Problem oriented People oriented Prefers clarity Prefers harmony Rationally based Emotionally based Male Female Optimist International

  29. Choosing a Mentor • Personal Examination • Goals • Kind of person • Personal or Email Optimist International

  30. Choosing a Mentor • Ideal Mentor is compatible with: • Personality Style • Learning Mode • Left or Right Brained Optimist International

  31. Choosing a Mentor • Create a list • Investigate • Ask someone • Identify their WIIFM • Follow up • Recognize • Formalize agreement Optimist International

  32. Why Choose a Protégé “You can get what you want if you help enough people get what they want.” Zig Zigler Optimist International

  33. Choosing a Protégé Self Examination • Skill or Experience • Willing to give time • Able to commit • Former Protégé Optimist International

  34. Choosing a Protégé Best Qualities of Protégé • Defined Goals • Willing to be directed • Asks & accepts help • Listens to others • Follows instructions • Grateful • Self-confident • Follows through Optimist International

  35. CONGRATULATIONS You are on your way to one of the most satisfying and productive relationships you will ever experience. Optimist International

  36. In Closing Oyster Story Evaluation Form Next Step? Optimist International

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