Mentor
EntryPoint Mentor has commitment of time / effort to engage actively
- Readiness to take part in mentoring and collective meetings
- Broad-mindedness to listen attentively and to share knowledge, expertise, skills and time
- Openness to learn from the mentees and other mentors
- Willingness to cultivate cross-cultural competencies as well as leadership, coaching and multicultural communication skills
- Eagerness to motivate and offer support to the mentee until reach their fullest potential
- Earnestness to provide constructive guides, positive influences and insightful perspectives on the mentee’s concerns
Mentor’s Role
Dos
- Listen actively and empathically
- Facilitate networking and brokering
- Express positive expectations
- Advocate and promote balance
- Encourage and motivate mentee to move beyond their comfort zone
- Self-disclosure as appropriate
- Teach by example, provide a vision for a satisfying and successful career
- Encourage reciprocity
Don’ts
- Fix the problems, take credit
- Coerce or use undue influence
- Lose critical oversight, condemn and cloud judgment
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