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Resources for Mentors


INDEX:


General Information & Advice for Mentors

> Formal or Informal Mentoring?

> Alternative Formal Mentoring: Variations on an Old Theme

> Full or Part Time Mentoring?

> Two Kinds of Mentoring

> A Glossary of Mentoring Terms

> Advice for Mentors

> The Mentor's Role as a "Bridge" to Support Implementation of the Protege's Learning from Training

> The Essentials for Growth

> The Essential Mentoring Strategy

> Taking the Long View of Yourself as a Mentor

> Why Mentors Learn From Mentoring Too

> Mentoring Books and Resources


Mentoring for Whom? -About the Protege

> The Process of Finding a Protege

> The Developmental Mentoring Continuum - Mentoring for Everyone?

> Mentoring of Adults Versus Mentoring of Youth

> Differing Levels of Protege Experience (Mentoring For Whom?)

> The Research of Berlinger - The Novice to Expert Transition Process

> The Research on & Researching Beginning Employee Needs

> The Research of Veenman on Novice Employee Needs

> The Research of Odell on Novice Employee Needs

> The Developmental Changes Proteges Experience & Implications for Mentors

> Protege Reflections: The Impact of Mentoring

> The Protege's Dilemma - A poem


Roles & Tasks of Effective Mentors

> LINKS - Characteristics of Effective Mentors

> Characteristics of Effective Mentors

> What's the Difference Between a Role and a Task?

> Roles of Effective Mentors

> Tasks of Effective Mentors: A Self-Assessment

> Critical Distinctions - Mentoring, Coaching, and Mentoring & Evaluation

> Two Kinds of Mentoring

> The General and the Specific Agendas For Mentoring

> Mentors as Change Agents & Facilitators of Professional Growth

> The Link Between Mentoring & Other Protege Support Programs - "The Bridge"

> Becoming the Ideal Mentor - Preparation for All the Proteges You Might Have Over Time

> The Ultimate Goal of Assessment - Learning for You & Your Protege

> Using a Mentoring Time & Activity Log

> When Should We Use a Mentoring Check List?

> Examples of Check Lists of Mentoring Tasks

> How Mentors Can Increase the Engagement of Mentees


What Mentors Do To Support Protege Implementation of Learning

> Mentoring as a "Bridge" to Support Implementation - The basic concepts

> Mentor Follow Up Support For Protege Orientation

> Mentor Follow Up Support After Protege Trainings

> Mentor Follow Up Support For Protege Observations of Experts at Work

> Mentor Follow Up Support For Protege Peer Support Activities

> Mentor Follow Up Support For Protege Professional Growth Goals & Plans


The Mentoring Styles & Process

> Introduction to Mentoring Styles

> What Are the Four Mentoring Styles?

> The Developmental Nature of the Mentoring Process

> The Essential Conditions for Professional Growth

> A Working Model of the Mentoring Process

> How the Mentoring Process Aligns with the Mentoring Styles

> Why TELLING is Often NOT an Effective Mentoring Strategy

> When It's OK to Give Advice & When It's NOT

> How Mentors Facilitate Protege Professional Growth

> The Essential Strategic Mentoring Process

> Mentoring as Transformational Learning


Building the Mentor-Protege Relationship

> CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE MENTOR-PROTEGE RELATIONSHIP

> Building a More Effective Mentor-Protege Relationship - Comparing Protege & Mentor Views

> Key Elements in Trust Building

> How to Succeed When Taking a Risk for the Sake of Learning

> How Mentors Can Increase the Engagement of Mentees NEW

> Mentors & Protégés: Simple Rules for Success NEW

> LINKS - The Mentor-Protege Relationship


Effective Mentoring Communications

> Active Listening Options

> Pronoun Power - A Strategy for Clarifying Problem Ownership

> Guidelines for Giving Feed Back

> Four Strategies for Giving Positive Feed Back

> How to Ask "High Impact" Questions

> The Three Debriefing Questions


Relationships Between Mentors & Non Participants

> The Manager's Support of the Protege

> Returning Positive Responses to Negative Comments

> Rules of Thumb for Creating Success in Difficult Situations

> Honor and Reinforce Informal Mentoring Too

> Selling Decision Makers the Benefits of & the Need For a Mentoring Program

> Example- CEO Communications on the Value of Mentoring

> Managers & Mentor-Protege Confidentiality

> Keeping Supervisors "In the Loop" on Mentoring

> What Managers Should Know About the Later Phases of Mentoring

> How Managers Can Support Mentors

> How Managers Can Support Proteges

> Mentors Support for Managers' Agenda

> Example activity- Gaining agreement on roles by mentors & supervisors




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