2. ORIGIN
In Greek mythology, Mentor
was a friend and trusted
counselor of Odysseus.
When Odysseus left for the
Trojan War he placed Mentor
in charge of his son
Telemachus and of his palace.
The goddess Athena disguised
herself as Mentor for the
purpose of giving counsel to
Telemachus. She encouraged
Telemachus to find out what
happened to his father.
3. WE REFER TO A MENTOR AS A WISE (WO)MAN
“An experienced and trusted adviser”
(Oxford English Dictionary )
“A trusted counselor or guide, tutor, coach”
(Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary )
4. AGENDA
What is SmartLife Mentoring Program ( SS 30)
Who are the party ( Mentor & Mentee)
10 Reasons to become a Mentor
10 Reasons to become a Mentee
Mentor Commitment
Mentee Commitment
Guidelines to an effective Mentoring conversation
CHECKLIST Preparing for the first meeting
The Mentoring Agreement
Rules of engagement
Deliverables
Result
Do’s and Don’ts
Habits of an Ineffective Mentor
Mentor/Mentee Agreement
5. WHAT IS SMARTLIFE MENTORING PROGRAM
SS30 objective:
Provide English speaking training
Provide training on computer and other skills
Ensure that every year up to 30 students life
is changed ( Financially and Role &
Responsibility)
Blue Collar mentoring program
Powerful program to bring up mentee to
meet the SS30 objectives
6. WHO ARE THE PARTY ( MENTOR & MENTEE)
Mentee is the Blue collar Worker
Mentor is the volunteer nominated by
Smartlife
Who could be the Mentor ?
White collar worker above the age of 25 years;
any nationality and with valid RP of UAE.
Preferably mobile
Spend 1 hour a week with mentee.
Take up mentees calls when required
Attended mentoring training program
7. 10 REASONS TO BECOME A MENTOR
1. You'll learn. By serving as a mentor, you'll learn from your
mentees
2. You’ll build your leadership and management skills
3. You’ll receive recognition
4. You'll review and validate what you know and what you've
accomplished
5. You'll probably feel satisfied, proud, and energized
6. You’ll get a new and fresh outlook on your own challenges
and way forward
7. Mentoring could have future personal payoffs
8. The opportunity to meet new people and expand your circle
of networking
9. You'll leave the world better than you found it. Leave your
legacy
10. Your chance to pay back
8. 10 REASONS TO BECOME A MENTEE
1. You’ll gain self knowledge, facilitating self management
2. You’ll receive honest and informal feedback
3. You’ll enhance your professional development
4. You’ll build your network of professional contacts
5. You’ll benefit from a different perspective on your current
situation
6. You’ll be exposed to new ideas, theories, practices, and/or
people
7. You’ll acquire another perspective on career management and
success factors
8. You’ll gain insights by exchanging your views, testing your
ideas
9. You’ll get support and acknowledgment from your Mentor
10. You’ll work smarter, not harder
9. MENTOR COMMITMENT
Develop personal connection based on trust and
mutual respect and listen to my Mentee's needs
and concerns
Help Mentee to define career goals and provide
networking opportunities to achieve those goals
Share knowledge of educational and professional
requirements to prepare Mentee for his/her career
Offer information, advice, references, and
resources to assist Mentee's needs
Offer constructive feedback, and allow Mentee to
learn from his/her mistakes
Extend help and support in a non-threatening way,
in a manner that the recipient will appreciate and
value and that will empower them to move forward
with confidence towards what they want to achieve
10. MENTEE COMMITMENT
Responsible for my career goals and would enjoy
the benefit of a mentor's guidance to create a plan
for success
Ready to listen and to share my ideas to develop a
give and take relationship
Ready to receive objective feedback to consider
new ideas and new approaches suggested by my
Mentor
Ready to give objective feedback to my Mentor in
order to work towards our objectives
Realistic expectations for my Mentor relationship.
No one is perfect and good relationships take
honesty, effort and time
I'm busy with work, but I'm ready to make a
commitment by meeting up / communicating with my
Mentor
11. GUIDELINES TO AN EFFECTIVE MENTORING
CONVERSATION
It must be completely confidential
Active Listening: ask open-ended questions rather than questions
that can be answered with a "yes" or "no“, paraphrasing, don’t
interrupt
Understand that a Mentee’s/Mentor’s view of the world may be
different from your own
Avoid lecturing or passing judgment
Sensitivity: be sensitive to cultural and gender differences
Time: good mentoring takes time in active discourse and
preparation
Don’t avoid positive confrontation, setting challenges together
Mentors guide Mentees through a problem-solving process rather
than state a solution to a problem for them
Summarize the conversation, agree on the outcome, take notes on
insights and next steps
12. CHECKLIST PREPARING FOR THE FIRST
MEETING BY MENTEE ( MENTOR GUIDELINES)
Where might I meet with my mentor where we both would feel comfortable?
List a few ideas below.
What are some things I could tell my mentor about myself that would help us get
to know each other a little bit? What about me and my life story might be
interesting and relevant to this mentor?
What are some questions I could ask my mentor to get to know him/her a little
bit without prying? (Write some possible open-ended questions below)
What do I want out of the mentoring relationship – what are my hopes?
How can I find out what my mentor hopes to get out of the relationship – what
questions might I ask?
Prepare a preliminary Personal Development Plan to go over during the meeting.
Be careful to listen to how your mentor responds to your preparation. Ask
him/her about the strengths or weaknesses of the plan. What does he/she think
you need to work on? Can the mentor see opportunities for growth within your
career?
13. THE MENTORING AGREEMENT
Create a set of specific short term and long term objectives
for the relationship
List the preliminary developmental goals for the Mentee
Note the expectations that both of you have for the
relationship
List the necessary contributions that both must make so the
relationship will work
Create a tentative schedule for your formal meetings
Set up a procedure for handling informal contacts between
formal sessions
Determine who has the chief responsibility for driving the
relationship
Agree on confidentiality
14. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Mentor:
Initiate call or a visit every week
Meet at least once in fortnight
Know the background of Mentee : Family and professional
Discuss the challenges, extend advise and document the
consent
Agree on course of action for the week and the month
Set goals – Family and Professional and measure progress.
Monitor progress
Document progress and file with SL30
Mentee:
Initiate call or a visit every week
Meet at least once in fortnight
Know the Mentor - Professional
Share the challenges, seek advise and agree plan of action
Agree on goals – Professional and Personal
Measure progress and take corrective action.
15. DELIVERABLE
Weekly:
Phone call or visit
Monthly:
4 call wherein 2 meeting are mandatory
Quarterly:
12 calls wherein 2 monthly meetings are
mandatory
Achieve Short Term results
Visible Long Term Results
16. RESULT
Short Term:
Resolution of Challenges
Better Communication or other skills
Positive Attitude
More confident
Others
Long Term:
Financial raise : Double the salary
Promotion : Recognition and/or promotion
Better Job – Role and financial
17. DO’S AND DON’TS
No exchange of gifts – financial/non-
financials
No monetary assistance
No commitment; the program is an
advisory program wherein commitment
should come from the mentee. Mentor
commitment is advise and stay along the
journey
18. HABITS OF AN INEFFECTIVE MENTOR
1. Think that you know better than the mentee what’s in his or her best
interest.
2. Remind them frequently how much they have still to learn.
3. Decide what you and the mentee will talk about and when; change dates and
themes frequently to prevent complacency sneaking in.
4. Do most of the talking; check frequently that they are paying attention.
5. Make sure that they understand how trivial their concerns are compared to the
weighty issues you have to issue with.
6. Remind the mentee how fortunate he/she is to have your undivided attention.
7. Neither show, nor admit any personal weaknesses. Expect to be their role
model in all aspects of career development and personal values.
8. Never ask them what they should expect of you – how would they know
anyway?
9. Demonstrate how important and well connected you are by sharing confidential
information they don’t need (or want) to know.
10. Discourage any signs of levity or humour – this is a serious business.
11. Take them to task when they don’t follow your advice.
12. Never, ever admit that this could be a learning experience for both of you.
