Mentoring Future Leaders

Mentoring Future Leaders
Appendix B: Finding Direction
Option 1: “Determine the Focus” Checklist
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(Megginson & Clutterbuck, 1999, pp.34-46)
Talking through this checklist the focus, decided on with the mentee:
Organisational Strategy and Process
• The organisation’s vision and strategy
• Key structures and processes
• The way we manage, e.g. quality issues, corporate responsibility,
customer/supplier relations
• The way we communicate in the organisation
• The way we work together and the performance of teams and
individuals
• The environment we are working in and the competition we face
Role
• The difference between my new role and my previous role
• The possibilities of what I can do/my impact/visibility
• Role conflict
• Balancing work and private life
Challenging Task or Project
• The benefits of a task/project
• The formal and informal relationships required in a major project
• Testing my ideas for a major project
• Contribution to a major project
Skills
• Strengths and weaknesses
• Skills that will be in demand in the future
• Specific skills the mentee wants to refine, e.g. communication,
decision-making, presentation
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