Mentoring

1. Mentoring Assisting Your Climb Up The Corporate Ladder

2. Introduction Types of Mentors Mentor Overview and Benefits Protégé Overview and Benefits Finding a Mentor Point of View: Mentor Point of View: Protégé Q&A Agenda

3. A Mentor Is • Trustworthy • Enthusiastic • A Resource • An Advisor • A Sounding Board • Experienced • Honest • Open • Impartial • Available

4. A Psychiatrist Your Career Planner Necessarily an Executive Someone who tells you what to do Your problem fixer A Mentor Is Not

5. In your area or major In a different area or major Student, TA, Prof, Advisor, Counselor Any level in a company Work Peer (full-time, intern, co-op) Your manager Your friend From a different company A Mentor Can Be

6. Question: What do I really want from this relationship? Self assessment is the first step What are the goals and objectives?? Mentoring

7. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey Just Do it Mentor Knowledge Relationships Begin with the end in mind! Execute!! Myers-Briggs Right person, Right seat Who am I? How do I see myself? Right person, wrong seat Resume Self Assessment What am I aiming for? How do ‘they’ see me? Rethink 360 GOALS MENTOR

8. Redeploy Why do you think you need a mentor? Retrain Job training Internal Self Assessment, 360 Personal Issues Help req’d in job Difficult boss External Promotion Opportunities Difficult peers Help in my job Career development Internal (current organization) Visibility Career Advice Looking for different job External Desire Bored / Need a change Stepping stone to future goal Self Assessment to Identify the ‘Why’ Marital / Divorce Psychologist Friends/Family Spiritual Outside counseling resources Child Issues - Teenager - Child daycare Personal Issues Affecting work (high level) Must share with boss as it can affect job performance and potentially work hours Medical Aging parents Self Abuse Families

9. Throughout your educational experiences Throughout your internships & co-ops Throughout your full-time professional career When looking for self improvement When looking for skills improvement When Do You Need a Mentor?

10. Peer Mentoring Small Group Mentoring 1:1 Mentoring Formal (Assigned) Informal Types of Mentoring

11. Technical Work Life Balance Personal Growth Career Growth Short Term Long Term Types of Mentors

12. Technical: How do I do my job better? How do I use computer aided design? How do I ….? Who knows how to do this? Types of Mentors

13. Work Life Balance: How do I make time for family and work? How do I best further my education and work? I am ready to start my family and will have a small child at home. How have you dealt with these challenges? How do I deal with the responsibility of an ageing parent? Types of Mentors

14. Personal growth: How do I develop better people skills? How do I develop communication skills? How do I build my own self confidence? How do I succeed as a woman in engineering? Types of Mentors

15. Career growth: What career path tools are available? How can I broaden my job responsibilities? What skills do I need to develop? What assignments do I need to have to get to my career goal? How can I be more successful in interviews? Types of Mentors

16. Network Friends Family Co-workers Acquaintances Mentoring vs. Networking “I really just need to talk” Neutral Specific Mentors Generic Goal- oriented Warm Often professional In any circle

17. Mentoring relationships do not need to be long term The more mentors the better Mentoring relationships help people break through ‘organizational silos’ Mentoring Overview

18. Mentoring relationships need concrete goals and objectives Mentoring relationships empower a person to take charge of their own development Mentoring Overview

19. Realizing how much they DO know Opportunity for personal growth Realizing that they share more with others than they realize Opportunity to give back Opportunity to feel more accomplished in their career Mentors Benefit Too

20. Learning from your protégé Opportunity to meet someone new Realizing that you share more with others than you realize Feedback that you might not otherwise have access to Benefits of Being a Mentor

21. Opportunity to extend your network Development of a support system Gaining different opinions and outlooks Benefits of Being a Protégé

22. Ask yourself – What do you REALLY want from this relationship? Provide your mentor with a resume prior to your first meeting Ask for what you want. Be proactive. Be honest with yourself. It doesn’t need to take more time It doesn’t have to be formal How to Be a Protégé

23. Listen, Listen, Listen Be conscious of offerings from Mentor (time!) Show appreciation for offerings from Mentor Be prepared for meetings/discussions – often this is above and beyond regular responsibilities If a meeting is planned and you don’t have anything to discuss, reschedule! How to Be a Protégé

24. Share your experiences, personality, interests and accomplishments Ask about the same from the Mentor Offer to visit each other’s location and share travel if applicable How to Be a Protégé

25. Set up initial meeting Be prepared with a self-introduction. A 30-second introduction that tells: Who you are What you do Whom you work for and The impact of your work Be comfortable bragging about what you have done without being too boastful. Tell your story. Share WHY you’ve approached them Starting the Relationship

26. Start small. Let the relationship evolve. Build rapport over time Try subtlety – leave the word ‘mentor’ out of the conversation Celebrate your successes together Not all good people make good mentors Relationship Building

27. Set Goals individually – alone – Why do you want a Mentor Participate in goal setting training/review together Agree up norms of relationship and level of formality on goal setting and attainment Goal Setting

28. Share initial goals with each other Initiate building relationship 1-2 meetings Further define, refine and agree upon goals together Goal Setting

29. Mentoring relationships may have a finite or undefined duration Goals are achieved A mentoring relationship may not have chemistry or be a good fit Be honest when it’s time to move on Thank the mentor for their time Remember that the wrong mentor today may be a good resource in the future Moving On

30. GM Mentoring Program For new employees (start date after 6/1/2000) Lasts 1 years “show them the ropes” AGW Mentoring program For Active and Associate AGW Members Lasts 1 year Voluntary Official GM Mentoring Programs

31. Other Alliance Groups Online – Mentornet.net External Mentors

32. Your own informal mentoring network The person who sits over the wall Your mom Your dad Your manager Your officemate A former manager A member of your religious community A member of your social circle Etc!!! Informal Mentoring

33. Decide what you need Who has the skills that you want to acquire Who has had the experience that you’re seeking Who knows the skills and pre-requirements to the position you wish to attain Who is the best manager Who is the most effective at meeting Who has their ear to the ground How to Find an Informal Mentor

34. Look for someone who can assess your performance (career specific) Look for someone in your network Mention your needs to your network. They may be able to suggest someone. Pick someone who you get along with Don’t pick someone who will only praise you OR be overly critical Approach someone you respect and ask How to Find an Informal Mentor

35. Be Proactive…take the initiative to keep in touch Keep in touch regularly, formally and informally Mentors can learn a lot from their protégés…make sure to provide feedback/learning opportunities Be specific about goals, help you need Know when it’s not working…and bring closure Be realistic about your expectations of the relationship Mentor’s Point of View

36. Communication Take an Active Role Two Way Street ‘Bring It’ Factor Give Back Protégé’s Point of View

37. Question and Answers

38. “Strategies: Creating A Mentoring Culture”, R. Emelo and L. M. Francis. Paragon Leadership International Execunews Oct. 28, 2004 http://www.envoynews.com/paragon/e_article000196424.cfm Be Your Own Mentor: Strategies from Top Women on the Secrets of Success, Sheila Wellington and Catalyst, with Betty GM Affinity Group for Women http://agw.gm.com/ References