1. Do the work. Come prepared to mentoring meetings. Follow
through on your commitments. Stay focused on your learning goals. Continuously
work at strengthening the relationship. Keep up the momentum.
2. Make mentoring prime time. When you show up, be
fully present. Don’t get distracted. Remember you are taking up valuable time
in your mentor’s day. Make it value added for him/her too.
3. Keep a journal or learning log so you can reflect
on what you are learning as you are learning it, have a record of what it is
you have discussed and refer to it as you evaluate your mentoring journey.
Dr.
Lois Zachary is president of Leadership Development Services, LLC, a
Phoenix-based consulting firm that specializes in leadership and mentoring, and
is director of its Center for Mentoring ExcellenceÔ.
She is an internationally recognized mentoring expert and has been cited as
“one of the top minds in leadership” today. Since The Mentor’s Guide was first
published in 2000, it has become a best-seller and the primary resource for
organizations interested in promoting mentoring for leadership and learning,
and for mentors seeking to deepen their mentoring practices. With her companion
books, Creating a Mentoring Culture (2005) and The Mentee’s Guide (2009) and
over 100 published articles, she has created a comprehensive set of resources
for promoting the practice of individual and organizational mentoring
excellence. In June 2012, Jossey-Bass will launch the publication of five mentoring pocket
tools on mentoring excellence.
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