Effective Mentoring Skills Training

Today mentoring is a common practice among businesses to nurture the talents of less experienced employees. The word mentoring itself connotes a variety of roles and meanings. A mentor might be a counselor, guru, teacher, coach, or adviser. Organisations have chosen different terms to represent the relationship.

Regardless of the chosen words to describe the roles, mentoring relationships play a significant role in career outcomes of employees. These relationships may be naturally occurring, arise through informal practices, or be intentionally developed through formal internship programs. Because of its influence on the mentee, the mentor, and the organisation as a whole, careful consideration must be given to how effective mentoring evolves.

Effective mentoring typically involves role modeling, and so it is important that an organisation has a positive culture with a shared understanding of organisational purpose and objectives. An organisation's mission, vision, values, and direction would need to be clear to all participants.

An organisation would have to question if it places a priority upon training and skill development or if the development and maintenance of human resources are as important as the care given to financial, plant and equipment, and informational resources.

Effective mentoring relationships require good interpersonal skills. Because we have mouths, it is often assumed that we naturally can communicate effectively and resolve conflicts; because we have ears, we naturally can be active listeners; because we've observed sports teams, we know what good "coaching" involves.

Effective Mentoring Skills - 1 Day

Acuity's Effective Mentoring Skills - 1 Day course will provide knowledge and understanding of the key functions of a mentor and identify how mentoring can be effectively delivered in the workplace. Please click here for an outline.

Upcoming Dates

Friday 5th March 2010

Thursday 6th May 2010

Please call 01483 688488 to book or click required date above to book on-line

Please contact us for more information. One-to-one or group bookings can also be arranged on dates to suit you and customised to your specific requirements. Please give us a call on 01483 688488.

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