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- Mentoring is where
one individual provides support, encouragement
and guidance to another, based on their
knowledge, life and experience relative
to the mentoring theme.
- Mentoring is a Win/Win
situation and provides a two-way learning
experience for both mentor and mentee/protégé,
which can encourage deep satisfaction
and numerous benefits in personal, career
and leadership development areas.
- Informal mentoring
is where two or more people form a mentoring
relationship without facilitation by a
third party or the signing of formal agreements.
This form of mentoring is usually flexible.
Source:
www.womensmentoring.com.au
"It is widely
understood that we learn skills, culture
and values directly from other people, particularly
those whom we admire or to whom we relate.
We learn through interaction with those
people and through observing and adopting
some of their behaviours
In the traditional
or classic mentoring relationship, the mentor
is a type of personal trainer – motivating
and ensuring that the mentee/protégé
receives all the skills, knowledge, information,
and support needed."
from "Mentoring
for Women", K. Scott, BPW Australia,
Swan Hill, 1999
Importance
of Mentoring within BPW
Mentoring
is an enterprising leadership activity that
maximises the sharing of skills, knowledge,
experience and wisdom and provides a
two-way learning experience for both mentor
and mentee (protégé).
Mentoring builds
confidence …the key element for
professional development and achieving
success…
- Builds knowledge
by sharing skills, experience and wisdom…
- Develops the individual
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A mentor can be described
as a "driver" who assists in
the realization of goals....
A "guide" and an experienced
and trusted friend.
One who offers knowledge, insight, perspective
or wisdom that is especially useful to
another person
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The
Origins of Mentoring
The word mentor
comes from Homer's Odyssey:
When Odysseus went off to fight in the Trojan
War he left his household in the safe hands
of a trusted counsellor named Mentor.
Mentoring Builds
Knowledge:
Mentoring adds value
and is a "knowledge and skills-sharing"
activity that embraces and achieves the
aims and mission of BPW - a unique organization.
A BPW mentoring program
builds membership, and raises the profile
of BPW in the business community and among
women’s organizations
BPW as a Mentoring
Organization:
Mentoring
- is the process of
helping someone to achieve his or her
goal
- builds confidence
and knowledge by sharing skills, experience
and wisdom
- fast tracks the
achievement of professional and personal
goals and creates a “WIN/WIN”
situation
- is a two-way process
- can include activities,
demonstrations of skills, lessons, observations,
feedback and support meetings-
In between
are the functions of mentoring, teaching,
sponsoring, encouraging, counselling
and befriending, guiding, teaching,
and advising.
The essence of mentoring
is to guide and provide options. The options
are discussed and worked through and then
the mentee chooses the best option available. |
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