Developing Mentors

Supporting experienced leaders as they support aspiring managers

Developing Mentors compliments the experience of managers and senior staff who are qualified to be appointed as mentors.
A full day seminar that establishes the essential principles of mentoring with practical advice and guidance to maximise the benefit of the mentoring relationship.

Key Benefits

Mentoring allows a senior and experienced staff member to assist an aspiring colleague navigate their way to success.

The seminar will allow participants to:

  • Establish the essential principles of successful mentoring.

  • Provide a framework for the entire life-cycle of a mentoring relationship

  • Offer guidance and tips for an effective mentoring relationship

  • Assist the mentor in the creation of a strong and profitable bond with their mentor-partner.

  • Establish the elements of a strong mentoring conversation

  • Create security for the organisation and create stronger outcomes from a mentoring programme.

Seminar Structure

Developing Mentors is a practical and interactive one-day workshop for managers and senior staff who have been chosen to act as mentors. The workshop is conducted using a content based coaching approach and presents the essential principles in a compelling and interactive seminar.

Who Should Attend?

Developing Mentors is for managers who have a passion to inspire and guide the development of their junior colleagues in the organisation.

For the greatest impact the total number of participants in each seminar should be kept to less than 8 people.

Outline of Developing Mentors

The key principles of successful mentoring

  • Why mentoring is effective

  • Defining and moving into the role of a mentor

  • The unique contribution of a mentor to organisational and personal success

  • Understanding mentoring in the context of other management development interventions such as coaching, consulting, development, learning and real-world application

The responsibilities and obligations of a mentor

  • Your responsibility to the person being mentored

  • Your responsibility to the organisation

  • The ethics of mentoring

Becoming a mentor

  • The characteristics of a strong mentoring relationship

  • Mix and match: Selecting the right partner.

  • Meeting your partner: Establishing your mentoring relationship

The mentoring conversation

  • The dynamics of advice, coaching, guidance and feedback

  • What colleagues need from their mentors

  • Drawing boundaries

The relationship of the mentor to the organisation

  • Guiding your partner through the organisation and the industry

  • Identifying when additional assistance is required

  • Developing a supportive relationship between the line manager and the mentor

  • Dealing with personality conflicts

  • Time management: When everyone is too busy

Ending the mentoring relationship

  • When it is time to part: Setting the foundation for future success