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“The Top 5 Mentoring Skills”
9th October, 2014
Dr Sam Collins, Founder of The Aspire Foundation
Ground Rules
• Turn other programmes off
• ‘Do Not Disturb!’• Ask questions any time• Connect in ‘online
chat’• Apply ideas to your
mentoring• Enjoy!
Today’s Agenda
• Our Vision and Goals
• New Generation Mentoring
• The Top 5 Mentoring Skills
• Latest News
• Questions & Community
Investing in women changes the world
We focus on women and girls because….
Women and girls make up 70% of the world’s poor…perform 66% of the world’s work…produce 50% of the food…earn only 10% of the income and own only 1% of the property
(UNDP Study)
Mentor Mentee
Women
1 Million Women and Girls by 2015
Currently, over 2000 mentors and mentees in 80 countries
Poll
WHY would you want to get involved?
Women’s Top Career Motivators
2010 2011 2012 2013
1 Making a Difference
Challenging Work
Satisfaction with team
Challenging Work
2 Belief in Company Direction
Making a Difference
Challenging Work
Making a Difference
3 Challenging Work
Belief in Company Direction
Satisfaction with Manager
Recognition
What is Mentoring?
• How would you define great mentoring?
• Type your responses in to text chat now
New Generation Mentoring
Peer to PeerDifferent companyDifferent industryShare/empowerFuture focus
More senior personSame companySame industryTell/advisePast focus
Practical and Focused Topics 1. Managing time
2. Leading a team
3. Networking/raising profile
4. Communication/speaking up
5. Promotion
6. Influencing others
7. Work/life balance
8. Managing upwards
9. Being strategic
10.Impact in meetings
Commitment on Both Sides1. One hour session per month for
6 months.
2. To make that time as fun,
relevant and useful as I can.
3. To not get distracted or too
busy.
4. To give and receive feedback to
each other.
5. To respond to us at Aspire
within 48 hours whenever
possible!
6. Care!
Chemistry
• You and your mentee ‘click’
• Decide in initial call or meet
• If yes, great; if not, it’s OK and time to rematch!
The Top 5 Mentoring Skills
1.Laser Focus
2.Listen Intuitively
3.Share and Empower
4.Supportive Challenger
5.Action & Accountability
1. Laser Focus 1.Today’s topic(s)
2.We have 1 hour…..
3.What would be most
useful in the next
hour?
4.Mentees prepare
ahead of session
5.Check in at end of
session – what was
useful for you today?
1. Laser Focus
2. Listen Intuitively
1.Level 1 – All about me
2.Level 2 - All about you
3.Level 3 - All about
everything
2. Listen Intuitively
3. Share & Empower1.Can I share my
experience?
2.Share story with learning
points
3.Share successes and
failures
4.What was helpful about
that?
5.How will you apply to your
situation?
3. Share and Empower
4. Supportive Challenger
1.Requests
2.Challenges
3.Yes, No, Counter
4.Acknowledgement
4. Supportive Challenger
5. Action & Accountability
1.What will you do (or
stop doing?)
2.What might get in the
way?, how will you
overcome that?
3.When will you do it?
4.How will I know?
5. Action & Accountability
Your Top Skill to Practice
1.Laser Focus
2.Listen Intuitively
3.Share and Empower
4.Supportive Challenger
5.Action & Accountability
What did you learn today that will be useful for your mentoring?
Poll
Thank you for all you do!
Dr Sam Collins
Twitter: drsamcollinsFacebook: aspirewomenEmail: scollins@aspirewomen.comwww.aspirewomen.com
You are responsible for success!