Imelda C. GradoSpecial TopicMENTORING

Mentoring: A Brief HistoryIt was Homer's classic tale The Odyssey that first gave rise to the concept of mentor (Homer.). The story sees its hero Ulysses setting off to wage war. However, before he does, he leaves his royal household, and specifically the responsibility for providing guidance to his son Telemachus, in the hands of his trusted friend Mentor.

By the late 1700's the word mentor became a noun in the English language meaning ‘wise counsellor’. In our modern usage, a mentor is a more experienced person who acts as a trusted friend, counsellor, or teacher (mentorship n.d.).

Mentor(Odyssey)

What is Mentoring?What is Mentoring?

• someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person

• is a personal development a relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person. The mentor may be older or younger, but have a certain area of expertise. It is a learning and development partnership between someone with vast experience and someone who wants to learn.

MentorProtégé

A Protégé is the recipient of the Mentor’s guidance and must be committed to expanding his/her capabilities, be open and receptive to new ways of learning, and have a sense of personal responsibility about the mentoring relationship and his/her own growth & development

A Mentor is someone who offers experience,wisdom,guidance,and encouragement and demonstrate superior leadership

To accelerate the learning and transfer of knowledge

Goal of Mentoring

Mentor

Protégé

Mentor

Protégé

•mentoring relationships develop on their own, such as when a person approaches a possible mentor and that person agrees to form a mentoring relationship.

types of Mentoring

Informal Formal•mentoring relationships refer to assigned relationships, in which the organization oversees and guides the mentoring program in order to promote employee development.

This kind of mentoring has 'go to' people who are supervisors. These are people who have answers to many questions, and can advise to take the best plan of action Happens for specific purpose.

Short-term relationships in which a person mentors for a specific purpose. This could be a company bringing an expert in regarding social media, or internet safety. This expert can mentor employees to make them more knowledgeable about a specific topic or skill.

Supervisory Mentoring

Situational Mentoring

 is defined as a one-time meeting or discussion that enables an individual to learn and seek guidance from a more experienced person who can pass on relevant knowledge and experience. The purpose of flash mentoring is to provide a valuable learning opportunity for less experienced individuals while requiring a limited commitment of time and resources for more experienced individuals serving as mentors. While mentors and mentees can mutually decide to meet again after their flash mentoring session, the commitment is to participate only in the initial meeting.

Flash Mentoring

Participants from all levels of the organization propose and own a topic. They then meet in groups to discuss the topic, which motivates them to grow and become more knowledgeable. Flash mentoring is ideal for job shadowing, reverse mentoring, and more.

Mentoring Circles

http://www.thecfkglobal.org/mentoring-programme.php

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/mentor/mentoring_types.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentorship#cite_note-BozemanFeeney2007-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0tuyjZHCUw

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