Tuesday, 05 March 2019
Mentoring is a key skill of a competent leader and can bring benefits to both the mentor and mentee. When done well, the relationship can be very rewarding as you learn from one another’s experience as you both develop and grow.
Traditionally, we think of mentoring as being a one-on-one relationship that builds over time, but there are different ways to tap into a mentoring relationship. If you are considering becoming a mentor you should be aware that there are a number of ways to share your experience and knowledge to help guide and develop others. There are 7 types of mentoring relationships:
Your experience with mentoring
To be effective as a mentor, it is a useful exercise to look back over your life – at work and at home – and think about the people who made an impact on you. Now think about the reverse – whose lives have you made a difference to, and how?
Reflect on the experiences and consider what had a positive impact, and conversely, a negative impact. If you are, or have been, a mentor, please share your experiences below to help other women in business who are thinking about following in your footsteps and becoming a mentor. What advice will you give them? What pearls of wisdom can you reveal?