This is a series of posts on how to create your own mentoring program. In the first installment, we looked at how to determine your mentoring needs, and in this episode we will take a look at a variety of mentoring models. To create your personalized mentoring program, you have to understand your needs and you also need to know what your options are. While you are learning about the various mentoring models, make note of the ones that would work in your situation. Mentoring Models Traditional Mentoring: The traditional mentoring model focuses on a “one-to-one relationship between an experienced person (a mentor) and a less … [Read more...]
Mentoring: Taking Advantage of the Wisdom and Knowlege Around You
March 1, 2010 by
Have you ever been in a situation, where someone said something which validated what you were doing and gave you the encouragement you needed to keep on going? I have been there, and many times I feel as if I am whistling in the dark. I often wonder if people even care about what I am doing or am trying to do. I need validation to let me know that I am on to something, or doing something right. If you have been in this situation, what did you do? A few days ago I interviewed Alex Brown for this blog, as well as for a project that I am working on for the Canadian Women In Communications. That's the first video interview I will feature here … [Read more...]
Changing the Face of Mentoring
February 15, 2010 by
Recently there has been coverage in the media on Minute Mentoring, or speed mentoring, which is the brainchild of Dana Perino, ex-White House Press Secretary. Minute Mentoring is based on the concept of speed dating, and for those who may not know, according to Wikipedia, “Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. Its origins are credited to Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of Aish HaTorah, originally as a way to help Jewish singles meet and marry. Supporters argue that speed dating saves time.” Minute Mentoring The aim of minute mentoring is to save … [Read more...]
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