the aspire foundation skills session 'the top 5 mentoring skills

“The Top 5 Mentoring Skills”

9th October, 2014

Dr Sam Collins, Founder of The Aspire Foundation

Ground Rules

• Turn other programmes off

• ‘Do Not Disturb!’• Ask questions any time• Connect in ‘online

chat’• Apply ideas to your

mentoring• Enjoy!

Today’s Agenda

• Our Vision and Goals

• New Generation Mentoring

• The Top 5 Mentoring Skills

• Latest News

• Questions & Community

Investing in women changes the world

We focus on women and girls because….

Women and girls make up 70% of the world’s poor…perform 66% of the world’s work…produce 50% of the food…earn only 10% of the income and own only 1% of the property

(UNDP Study)

Mentor Mentee

Women

1 Million Women and Girls by 2015

Currently, over 2000 mentors and mentees in 80 countries

Poll

WHY would you want to get involved?

Women’s Top Career Motivators

2010 2011 2012 2013

1 Making a Difference

Challenging Work

Satisfaction with team

Challenging Work

2 Belief in Company Direction

Making a Difference

Challenging Work

Making a Difference

3 Challenging Work

Belief in Company Direction

Satisfaction with Manager

Recognition

What is Mentoring?

• How would you define great mentoring?

• Type your responses in to text chat now

New Generation Mentoring

Peer to PeerDifferent companyDifferent industryShare/empowerFuture focus

More senior personSame companySame industryTell/advisePast focus

Practical and Focused Topics 1. Managing time

2. Leading a team

3. Networking/raising profile

4. Communication/speaking up

5. Promotion

6. Influencing others

7. Work/life balance

8. Managing upwards

9. Being strategic

10.Impact in meetings

Commitment on Both Sides1. One hour session per month for

6 months.

2. To make that time as fun,

relevant and useful as I can.

3. To not get distracted or too

busy.

4. To give and receive feedback to

each other.

5. To respond to us at Aspire

within 48 hours whenever

possible!

6. Care!

Chemistry

• You and your mentee ‘click’

• Decide in initial call or meet

• If yes, great; if not, it’s OK and time to rematch!

The Top 5 Mentoring Skills

1.Laser Focus

2.Listen Intuitively

3.Share and Empower

4.Supportive Challenger

5.Action & Accountability

1. Laser Focus 1.Today’s topic(s)

2.We have 1 hour…..

3.What would be most

useful in the next

hour?

4.Mentees prepare

ahead of session

5.Check in at end of

session – what was

useful for you today?

1. Laser Focus

2. Listen Intuitively

1.Level 1 – All about me

2.Level 2 - All about you

3.Level 3 - All about

everything

2. Listen Intuitively

3. Share & Empower1.Can I share my

experience?

2.Share story with learning

points

3.Share successes and

failures

4.What was helpful about

that?

5.How will you apply to your

situation?

3. Share and Empower

4. Supportive Challenger

1.Requests

2.Challenges

3.Yes, No, Counter

4.Acknowledgement

4. Supportive Challenger

5. Action & Accountability

1.What will you do (or

stop doing?)

2.What might get in the

way?, how will you

overcome that?

3.When will you do it?

4.How will I know?

5. Action & Accountability

Your Top Skill to Practice

1.Laser Focus

2.Listen Intuitively

3.Share and Empower

4.Supportive Challenger

5.Action & Accountability

What did you learn today that will be useful for your mentoring?

Poll

Thank you for all you do!

Dr Sam Collins

Twitter: drsamcollinsFacebook: aspirewomenEmail: scollins@aspirewomen.comwww.aspirewomen.com

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