Why Successful People Believe in Mentoring

Here Are a Few Questions For You:

• Have you used a mentor in your life?
• Have you mentored others?
• Have you had a mentor to discuss how you would handle tough conversations?
• Would you like to learn how to improve relationships at work?
• Do you want to know strategies on how to reduce conflict in the workplace?

I will be addressing these questions in future articles.  One topic will be Whose responsibility is it to give constructive feedback, the mentee’s boss or the mentor?  I have heard this frustration expressed from many mentors.  Stay tuned for some interesting information.  Feel free to send me your experience either as a mentor or mentee. 

I am creating a new workshop on Top Level Mentoring Skills for a client of mine.  It has been fascinating interviewing people on how mentoring has helped them in their life.  AOL Time Warner Foundation wrote that 99% of individuals already in a formal mentoring relationship would recommend mentoring to others.

Reasons Why Mentoring is So Powerful

• Receive unbiased opinions
• Someone who helps others reach their goals
• Someone to go to when challenges arise
• The company retains experienced employees because their contributions are valued

New Mentors Versus Seasoned Mentors

New mentors usually help employees on getting used to the company values and expectations.  They usually don’t concentrate on career development at this stage.  Once mentors are more experienced, that’s when the tough conversations are part of their role as an open and honest mentor.

Examples of Tough Conversations

• How to address breaking dress codes
• Dealing with tardiness
• Mediocre work

  The mentor needs to have the skills to help their mentee from not getting fired.  At times I hear mentors express frustration because they are not the boss and are afraid that they will get in trouble with top leaders if they express their concerns to the mentee.  I suggest that mentors have their own conversation with company leadership to know their role in situations like these. 

Click HERE to share your experience either as a mentee or mentor.  Was the experience helpful or was it a waste of time? How does your company use mentors?  I will share more information on this subject in a future article.

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Until next time,

This is Joyce Weiss, Business Conflict Resolution Consultant
I help people become top level leaders who get GREAT results.
How do I do this?
I teach them to tackle the tough conversations with bullies and negative people to build employee engagement, accountability, and rock star performance…
The Result? My clients resolve their conflict and they get a better night’s sleep!

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Click HERE to read an article on Coaching Others to Take Ownership.