Mentoring: Implementing a Formal Mentoring Program

Mentoring: Implementing a Formal Mentoring Program offers the student an overview of mentoring basics how mentoring programs can benefit organizations and the roles and desirable competencies for mentors and mentees. The program covers organizational strategies that can be implemented through mentoring programs and how to develop implement and evaluate the success of a mentoring program. It also covers steps for selecting mentors and mentees steps for matching mentors to mentees and guidelines for establishing strong mentoring relationships.

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Duration: 4 hours Training Presented in: English

Audience

Managers supervisors and team leaders who have the authority to develop mentoring programs or serve as mentors to other employees.

Objective

• Identify the main difference between a mentor and a coach.
• Identify the three factors of successful mentoring programs.
• Follow the steps for matching mentors and mentees.
• Apply guidelines for mentors and mentees who cannot establish strong relationships.
• Identify the best course of action when a mentor and mentee cannot establish a strong relationship.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Learning the Mentoring Basics

• Identify the benefits of having a mentoring program to mentors mentees and the organization.
• Identify the main difference between a mentor and a coach.
• Identify desirable competencies in a mentor.
• Identify desirable qualities in a mentee.
• Match the four organizational strategies to their descriptions.
• Choose an organizational strategy based on organizational and employee needs.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation you will meet with Ronald Spear and Mary Winford. Icon has established a new mentoring policy that requires all divisions and departments to create a mentoring program. As a Human Resources Representative working on a team to familiarize departmental heads with the new policy you are meeting with Ronald and Mary to help them understand what mentoring entails. Your goal is to convince them of the importance of establishing a mentoring program by explaining the benefits of a program answering their questions and helping them see what all can be accomplished through mentoring.

Unit 2: Developing a Mentoring Program

• Identify the three factors of successful mentoring programs.
• Ensure a mentoring program meets the four criteria of successful programs.
• Complete the sequence of steps for selecting mentors and mentees.
• Follow the steps for selecting mentors.
• Follow the steps for selecting mentees.
• Complete the sequence of steps for developing a mentoring program.
• Develop a mentoring program.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation Icon has established a new mentoring policy that requires all divisions and departments to create a mentoring program. In this simulation you are the Senior Manager of the Software Engineering Department in Icon's San Francisco Computing Hardware and Software Division. In the past year the Engineering Department has hired several new engineers and invested time and money in their training only to have them leave the company. You and David must work together to develop a mentoring program that will prevent the loss of future engineers.

Unit 3: Implementating a Mentoring Program

• Identify the six pitfalls of implementing a mentoring program.
• Follow the steps for matching mentors and mentees.
• Identify the best course of action when a mentor and mentee cannot establish a strong relationship.
• Apply guidelines for encouraging mentors and mentees to develop strong mentoring relationships.
• Apply guidelines for mentors and mentees who cannot establish strong relationships.
• Apply the guidelines for evaluating the success of a mentoring program.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation you will begin by meeting with Robin Carlson a Human Resources Representative in Icon San Francisco Computing Hardware and Software Division. As the manager of the Software Department you have been asked to implement a mentoring program in your department. You have already worked with Robin to develop the program and now it is time to implement it. She is now going to assist you in matching your first mentor and mentee. If you succeed with Robin in matching the mentor and mentee you will meet with them later in the day to discuss how to develop a successful mentor/mentee relationship. If that relationship succeeds you must perform an evaluation to determine the success of the program. Your goal is to implement your mentoring program successfully.

Duration

4

Minimum Requirements

The CDROM version of this course requires:

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
• At least a double speed CDROM drive.
• An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).

• At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
• At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
• At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).

Media

• Mentoring: Developing Your Mentoring Skills
• Mentoring: Using a Mentor to Your Advantage