You want to become a better mentor. What’s the first step you should take?

Ask yourself questions like: What are my strengths as a mentor? In what areas do I struggle as a mentor? How do my mentees perceive my mentoring style? What feedback have I received from past mentees? What specific goals do I have for improving as a mentor? Once you have a clearer understanding of your strengths and weaknesses as a mentor, you can develop a plan to enhance your skills. This might involve seeking feedback from mentees, participating in mentorship training or workshops, reading books or articles on effective mentoring practices, or seeking guidance from experienced mentors. Consistent self-reflection and a commitment to growth are key to becoming a better mentor.

Matching criteria: 1. match of professional goals and interests 2. similarities in personality traits and working styles 3. complementary skills and experience 4. geographical proximity and availability

Sin duda el primer paso es evaluar qué puedes aportarle a alguien como mentor en función de saber: - En qué eres verdaderamente bueno. - Qué te apasiona ense?ar. - Qué necesita aprender la persona mentorizada. - Qué necesita la organización de la persona mentorizada.

Hold a mirror up to yourself firstly. What do you have to offer? Do you have a deep understanding of your own strengths and areas of development. Are you willing to learn as you move through a mentoring relationship?

You cannot give, what you don’t have. To know, what you have is by being self-aware. Knowing your strength, what makes you distinctive and areas that you are not so good at, will make your mentorship more valuable. You can assess your strengths by listing the key things you enjoy doing most and things you are best at doing. Listing the skills that helped you to achieve success will help you to become more self aware.

As in nearly all aspects of life, harboring the desire alone is insufficient for its materialization. Evolving as a mentor demands not only such enthusiasm but also substantial efforts in terms of continual development. Furthermore, comprehending oneself, understanding what ignites one's passion, and how to effectively convey it holds paramount importance before embarking on any further endeavors. Delving into one's passions, potentials, and limitations, establishing realistic goals, and, through enhanced self-awareness, adopting a more assertive approach constitutes an indispensable foundation.

Nada melhor do que outras pessoas falar de você, por você. Grave cases, pegue depoimentos, coloque na mesa resultados. Mentoria é fazer o mentorado ser o protagonista.

When it comes to mentoring you have to be humble and open to learning yourself. I end every mentoring relationship with a session on how I could be a better mentor for them. In every conversation I asses how I am in that moment for them and adapt to their needs in the session. Each mentoring relationship for me starts with working out the goal of the mentee. What will success in this relationship look like? I seek mentoring for myself as well to further tune my own skills. We are never too old or too experienced to have something new to learn.

Si quieres ser un mejor mentor tienes que producir resultados tanto a nivel personal como con otros. Este punto es muy importante para continuar teniendo foco en que producir tus propios resultados aún cuando estás asistiendo a otros a alcanzar los suyos. Algunas veces te puedes comprometer tanto con tus mentoreados que sus objetivos los vives como propios, y esa pasión es vital, sin embargo también tienes que continuar construyendo tus logros. Si llegas a un punto en el cual te das cuenta que estás relegando tus metas y objetivos por tu trabajo como mentor, pide ayuda!! Esto también te hará ver como un buen mentor, ya que te muestras humano y que también requieres asistencia de otros en algunos momentos. Ayuda y ayúdate a ser mejor!!

Years ago a mentor program was develop at my place of work. Most often we get caught up in the day to day work, we focus, we complete projects but we forget that those that surround us are fellow beings. The one thing I liked most about the mentor program was take your mentee to lunch and get to know them. Along the way find ways that you can support them. It was a neat program and one I have used for years...it withstood the test of time!