What is Mentoring?
Mentoring is, as stated by Eric Parsloe of The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring, "... to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be."
A mentoring relationship consists of both a mentor and a mentee, who work in partnership to achieve an end goal of personal development. Generally, the mentee searches for a mentor who is fully developed in the area that they wish to develop. Although the relationship is thought to benefit the mentee, a mentoring relationship can be mutally beneficial, providing the mentor with learning experiences as well.
Mentoring is powerful for two reasons:
1. it's completely free, and anyone can participate, and
2. those who participate are generally committed to the development of themselves (mentee) or others (mentor).
The mentor coaches the mentee, provides them with positive reinforcement, while also challenging the mentee to look closely at themselves to ensure that they are taking responsibility and working to their full potential.
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1. Mentoring at School
2. Mentoring at Work
3. Resources for mentoring
Source: http://www.mentorset.org.uk/pages/mentoring.htm
A mentoring relationship consists of both a mentor and a mentee, who work in partnership to achieve an end goal of personal development. Generally, the mentee searches for a mentor who is fully developed in the area that they wish to develop. Although the relationship is thought to benefit the mentee, a mentoring relationship can be mutally beneficial, providing the mentor with learning experiences as well.
Mentoring is powerful for two reasons:
1. it's completely free, and anyone can participate, and
2. those who participate are generally committed to the development of themselves (mentee) or others (mentor).
The mentor coaches the mentee, provides them with positive reinforcement, while also challenging the mentee to look closely at themselves to ensure that they are taking responsibility and working to their full potential.
Click the tabs above to explore:
1. Mentoring at School
2. Mentoring at Work
3. Resources for mentoring
Source: http://www.mentorset.org.uk/pages/mentoring.htm