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However, establishing efficient and effective
mentoring programme faces a challenging
situation: personal transformation, complex
problem, opportunity and dilemma.
Institution of mentoring programme involves
following aspects which needs careful
consideration by the organizations:
MENTOR
• Good Communicator
• Open Minded
• Shares Experience &
Knowledge
• Offers feedback &
support
• Committed to people &
organization
• Knowledge of
organizational mission &
objectives
• Good listener
• Good networking &
relationship management
skills
• Willing to share success
as well as failures
Matching
Process
Figure 2: Matching of Mentor-Protégé Attributes
1. Understanding the protégés:
Mentoring involves the understanding of
needs, goals, attitudes and perceptions of
the protégé so as to align it effectively with
the objectives of the mentoring programme.
Thus, matching of mentors and protégés is
an essential step in the process of
establishing mentoring programmes. It is
presented the following diagram 2.
An effective alignment results in success of
the mentoring programme and helps
organization to achieve its mission and
objectives.
2. Reviewing protégé's actions and
consequences:
Mentoring requires mentor and protégé to
participate in mid point progress and end of
programme review. The reviews provide
mentor and protégé an opportunity to
benchmark progress uncover problems and
recommend improvements or adjustments
to the mentoring programme design.
3. Identifying protégé's development needs:
Protégés complete a behavioural
PROTEGE
• Good communicator
• Eager to learn
• Patient
• Avid risk taker
• Positive attitude
• Mature
• Committed
• Self–motivated
• Goal oriented
• Willing to work harder
• Man of high integrity
• Good grasping skills
• Non–judgmental
orientation
• Willing to accept failures &
improve
• Achievement directed
assessment tool known as 360 multi-rater
assessment tools. Feedback provides
protégés an opportunity to target
developmental needs and develop effective
mentoring action plan. Protégés can, based
on 360 feedbacks, uncover real issues and
solve them with the help and guidance of
the mentor.
4. Assigning of development plans:
Mentor provides protégés with
developmental assignments to strive for
productive goals develop positive attitude
and have proper perception about himself,
his mentor and the organization.
5. Expanding protégé's mental horizon:
Protégé is encouraged to be innovative in
Feedback on December Issue
his approach to problem solving,
developmental assignments and networking
opportunities to develop relationships, gain
exposure, and increase visibility.
6. Developing action plan:
Protégés design and define a mentoring
action plan (MAP) with the assistance from
his mentor. It involves the following steps:
a: Agreeing on goal.
b: Brainstorm:
- Ideas
- Resources
- Activities
c: Sequencing action steps.
d: Carrying out steps.
e: Achieving goal:
- Debrief
- Hone reflective thinking skills
Institution of mentoring programme in the
organization offers numerous benefits such
as development and continuity of specific
skills, knowledge and experience, gaining
a holistic viewpoint of the organizational
issues and strategies, higher confidence,
satisfaction and motivation of employees,
personal and professional development and
finally effective succession planning and
management.
To conclude, mentoring passes on the
legacy wherein cultivation and
enhancement of management, leadership,
and interpersonal skills is formalized. It also
provides opportunities for professional
recognition, information gathering, platform
for sharing and gaining experience,
knowledge and skills, professional
development, job satisfaction, and career
development to the mentor as well as the
protégé which eventually adds to the
organization's branding as 'great place work'
for corporate success.
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The Boss The Brahma! by IVNS Raju, Life is like that - like it or leave it by Mohan M Prasad, Divisive Minds by Dr TV Rao in the
December 2006 issue made interesting and absorbing reading as I could relate to the observations from my very challenging
personal experiences ...
Although, the writers have touched upon some of the solutions, it would have been worthwhile and really useful, if they had given
few case - studies and come out with more creative / innovative solutions to meet the challenges;
All these challenges have precipitated / crystallized due to degenerating value system, losing foresight and priorities in life and
growing violent tendencies in Thought, Word and Deed.
We need to come to terms with basics by default at cognitive level and correct our basic instincts by insights & inner enlightenment
along with coping strategies with negative tendencies by following Natural Laws & Principles ...
For more write to:
pundit@lifepositive.com
May All Beings Be Happy ... Anup Vishnu Bagla L - 120, NHRD-Network
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