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Are you an Analytic Leader?

by Center for Mentoring Excellence | May 7, 2012 | Advice for Leaders

Do the following characteristics describe you? (more…)

Mentoring: Leveling the Playing Field

by Center for Mentoring Excellence | Apr 2, 2012 | Uncategorized

Mentoring is a collaborative relationship, rooted with principles and practices of adult learning. A mentor and mentee work together to define and achieve mutually defined goals that focus on the mentee’s growth and development in skills, abilities, knowledge and/or thinking. It is in every way a reciprocal learning partnership. Being in such a relationship can be daunting for a mentee, especially so for first-time mentees who often lack the confidence and competence needed to feel comfortable in a mentoring relationship.

Many mentees feel that they don’t bring anything to the relationship and come to the relationship waiting for a mentor “to take them under their wing.” Even though power in the relationship is supposed to shared, it is a still and formidable presence. Frequently mentees are afraid to assert themselves and ask for what they need for fear of offending their mentor and not being respectful of their status. (more…)

Goal Setting: Getting on the Path to Growth and Development

by Center for Mentoring Excellence | Mar 5, 2012 | Growth and Development

“There is nothing quite as important as having well-defined learning goals in a mentoring relationship. A clear, compelling goal inspires action and is indispensable to the work of mentoring in enabling growth and evaluating the ongoing success of the relationship.”

(The Mentor’s Guide, 2012) (more…)

Are you measuring up or simply not measuring?

by Center for Mentoring Excellence | Feb 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

The expression, “what gets measured gets done,” has become a favorite, if not familiar refrain, when it comes to measuring results. Measurement keeps a mentoring program focused and on track. It provides direction and parameters, and targets areas for process improvement. It adds value and credibility to a program and is a factor in achieving its long term sustainability.

And yet, when it comes to mentoring program results, measurement frequently gets put on the back burner. How is that possible? Why is it that mentoring measurement is so easily dismissed? (more…)