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Mentoring Tools*

Suggestions to Mentors for Using them

This category of the web site contains potential tools that can be used as part of the mentoring relationship. Here are suggestions for when to use them.

  1. Providing Feedback: Use to provide appropriate information when needed
    • Replay to the mentee what he/she did in a specific situation
    • Includes highlighting the impact of what the mentee did
    • Includes a discussion of what the mentee might do (even) better next time
    • Use to effectively confront negative behaviors
  2. Structuring a Mentoring Session using GROW
    • Use to encourage exploration of options for your mentee
    • Provides a framework to conduct an effective meeting
    • Commits the mentee to an action plan to complete the meeting objective
  3. The Instant Payoff Tool
    • Helps the mentee to complete the task in question when "stuck" in a problem
    • Gives the mentee responsibility for the situation
    • Use when you have a short time period available or little knowledge of the situation
  4. Work Values
    • Learn what factors motivate your mentee in work situations
    • Your mentee learns what factors motivate him/her in work situations
  5. The Golden Rules of Motivation
    • Help your mentee to understand consciously his/her current level of motivation
    • Work with your mentee to develop a vision of how good they could be at completing a specific task, or playing a specific role
    • Support your mentee in his/her efforts through praise and coaching
    • Work with your mentee to identify needs for support and/or training
  6. Mentoring Language
    The Value and Power of Dialogue
    Sample Problem-Solving Questions
    • Increase interpersonal communication between yourself and your mentee
    • Encourage listening when your mentee has a problem
    • Discover commonality and connection between you and your mentee
    • Increase the level of trust and communication between you and your mentee
    • Encourage listening to your mentee
    • Encourage your mentee to develop alternative solutions
    • Increase level of participation and personal responsibility of mentee
  7. The Mentor Role
    • Explains each mentor role to help you determine which role is being sought after by your mentee
    • Gives you suggestions in working with your mentee within this role

   
   
  
 


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