Mentoring Future Leaders

Mentoring Future Leaders
Qualities of Successful Mentors
Choose the five most important qualities by (!) next
to the description.
• Trustworthy/Have integrity.
- Do what they promise.
- Practise what they preach.
- Keep confidences.
• Caring/empathetic/encouraging/understanding.
• Set high standards/have high expectations.
• Firm, fair and flexible.
• Good listening and feedback skills.
• Readily share information with others.
• Prepared to be questioned and to explain reasons for actions.
• Transfer knowledge and skills.
• Give credit where credit is due.
• Build people’s self-esteem.
• Positive and enthusiastic.
• Reassure people when they feel insecure – “you can do it!”.
• Encourage others to make their own decisions.
• Have patience with people.
• Feel good about themselves.
• Have a sense of humour.
• Committed to development.
• Set challenges according to the task maturity of the person – do
not set people up for failure by throwing them in at the deep end.
• Available when needed – make time for protégé’s.
• Good reputation inside and outside the company.
Do you meet the above criteria? Why did you choose the five items?
© Learning Link International
April 2005
Module 2 - Focus on Mentors and
Mentees
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