sUseful for those who are interested in mentoring - academic and organization. Both mentors and mentees can benefit. Happy Mentoring:)

1. Mentoring – a strategy that works for you
Introduction to Mentoring
By
Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
Member, Human Resource Professional Association, On, Canada
<iqbalarfeen@gmail.com>

2. Mentoring – a strategy that works for you
Order of Presentation
 What is Mentoring? – its Objectives
 What makes a good Mentor?
 What makes a good Mentee?
 Possible Uses of Mentoring
 Who Benefits from Mentoring and How?
 How can ‘APM/ help you?
 Questions

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What is Mentoring?What is Mentoring?
Learning Partnership:
Mentor –
An Experienced & Trusted Person
(Willing to share)
Mentee –
A Less Experienced Person
(Willing to learn)
To Grow and Develop
Personal and Professional Development

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Objectives of Mentoring
Objectives
 Provide forum preferably on a “one- to
one” basis;
 To facilitate student/learners’ personal
and professional growth

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What makes Mentor?
 Knowledge and Experience
 Interests in helping others
 To develop, not to fix “People”
 Point-out development opportunities
 Motivates discouraged Mentee
 Offers access to his or her networks
 Offers a non-judgemental feedback

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Roles that Mentor play
☺ Sponsor
☺ Teacher
☺ Coach
☺ Protector
☺ Counselor
☺ Adviser
☺ Advocate
An Old Idea a New Excitement

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Responsibilities of Mentor
☺ Confidentiality
☺ Accessibility
☺ Active Listening
☺ Caring Relationship
☺ Motivating Mentees Role model

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Boss vs Mentor
 Boss - Management Role
- takes actions, performance evaluators, award
and reward
 Mentor - Trusted Partner’s Role
- facilitates decisions making, assist and
motivate Mentee
 Boss - Management Role
- takes actions, performance evaluators, award
and reward
 Mentor - Trusted Partner’s Role
- facilitates decisions making, assist and
motivate Mentee

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Responsibilities of Mentee
 Be Assertive
 Participate
 Willing to Self-De
 Be interested
 Show Willingness
 Be Informed
 Does Need Analysis
 Able to Coordinate
 Understands
Present Status Needed Actions Targeted Goal

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Possible Uses
• Job Orientation
• Career Planning and Dev
• Skills Development
• Professional Dev
• Best Friend Mentor
• Technical Skills Dev
• Change Management

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Benefits of Mentoring
Who gains?
Mentee –
 Confidence
 Learn effectively and quickly, and
 Acquiring new perspectives
Mentor –
 Acquiring improved ways of working,
 Profiles Building, and
 Satisfying the desire to help others
Organization –
Having more fulfilled, committed, resourceful and motivated
employees

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Who Benefits and How?
Who benefits? How? - areas to improve
 Executives
 Managers
 Trainees
 Students
 Participants
 New Entrants
Learning New Skills
 Raising Personal Profiles
 Interviewing Skills
 Career Planning and Dev
 Access to Resources - networks
 Learning to Develop Potential
 Career Goal and Strategies
 Developing Life Balance

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Setting up a Scheme
 STAGE ONE: Planning
 STAGE TWO: Identifying the Participants
 STAGE THREE: Preparing Participants
 STAGE FOUR: Matching
 STAGE FIVE: Monitoring and support

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Research Statistics
Survey Questions
(70 mix employees group)
Response %
Yes No AFTER
MENTO
RING
Do you leave the company if get
comparable job elsewhere?
46 54 23
Are you satisfied with your
professional growth?
40 60 10
Do you know how to contribute to
company success?
24 76 35

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Mentoring For Success

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