MENTORING
What is MENTORING?
MENTORING is a personal and professional learning and development relationship in which a person
more experienced person (the mentor) offers guidance, advice and support, sharing experiences to someone less experienced
experienced (the mentee).
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A MENTOR?
The functions involve specialized technical guidance, sharing of experiences, brainstorming, goal setting, expanding the network of key contacts, insights and development of essential skills.
This approach provides a unique opportunity to optimally and consistently drive business plans
career, creating perspectives and increasing self-confidence, decision-making capacity and effectiveness in action.
It is important to choose mentors who have a consolidated trajectory and relevant professional experience
to ensure solid guidance, which is why it is essential to choose an experienced professional.
What is the objective of MENTORING?
The objective of executive mentoring is to boost the career of professionals, offering specialized guidance, sharing of experiences and development of skills largely based on a flow of information, between a mentor and the mentee.
WHY GET MENTORING?
Many professionals face difficulties in their professional or personal career, such as: resistance to change, isolation, lack of professional experience, skills, networking, ability to make decisions, leadership, solve problems, insights, among others. Helping the professional with these difficulties is the MENTOR’s role.
Statistics on mentoring results may vary depending on several factors, such as the quality of mentoring, the commitment of the parties involved and the area of activity. However, some research suggests that mentoring can have significant impacts, including increasing job satisfaction, developing leadership skills, career advancement, and improving self-confidence. For example, a study carried out by Harvard Business Review found that 84% of CEOs who received mentoring considered it crucial to their success, avoiding costly mistakes for their business, and being able to make profitable decisions more quickly. 76% of respondents said they were better able to meet stakeholder expectations
What can MENTORING provide you?
By applying the learning obtained from a MENTORING process, you can obtain:
► CAREER GUIDANCE
Find ways to achieve your professional goals and in the planning and trajectory of your career.
► SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Develop technical or interpersonal skills necessary to progress in your career.
► DECISION MAKING
Open a range of options for making important decisions.
► TROUBLESHOOTING
Face professional challenges and find effective solutions, through the experience of your Mentor.
► NETWORKING
Open your eyes to making valuable connections in your field.
► PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE
Personal development, self-knowledge and balance between your personal moment and your professional moment.
► SUCCESS IN NEW CHALLENGES
Be ready and oriented in career transitions, organizational changes or new responsibilities.
These are some skills that you will develop and be able to apply in your career path.
A MENTOR is a valuable source of guidance in virtually any aspect of personal or professional life.
What types of MENTORSHIP are there?
Depending on your career moment or your desired goals, there are some possibilities and types of mentoring, each with a different purpose.
INDIVIDUAL EXECUTIVE MANTORTORY
In executive mentoring, a professional, the MENTOR, with more experience helps someone less experienced, the MENTOREE.
Executive mentoring, through the mentor, will provide the mentee with specialized technical guidance, sharing of experiences, brainstorming, goal setting, creation of strategic plans, expansion of the network of key contacts, insights and development of essential skills , powerful tools for success in an executive career.
ORAGANIZATIONAL MENTORING
For the organization, executive mentoring contributes to talent growth and retention, increases productivity, promotes effective leadership and creates a culture of continuous learning and innovation. In short, executive mentoring is a powerful tool for driving both personal and organizational success.
Difference between Mentoring and Coaching
COACHING
The process is to develop one or more specific skills, generally with the objective of improving performance, knowledge transfer can occur, but on a small scale and circumstantially, but it is not the objective of the coaching process, the period is with fixing calendar of meetings and tasks, usually short-term
MENTORING
Broad development of the Mentee, including aspects of performance, potential and career, the transfer of knowledge is essential in the process, if there is none, the process has failed, the duration is flexible depending on the Mentor's interest( a) and Mentored, rarely short-term.
It is important to choose mentors who have a consolidated trajectory and relevant professional experience to ensure solid guidance, which is why it is essential to have a story to tell!!
Who is able to practice MENTORING?
Mentoring must be carried out by experienced professionals in a specific area or field of activity, who are willing to share their knowledge, experiences and insights with other individuals seeking guidance and professional development.
This may include business leaders, executives, entrepreneurs, academics, resource professionals
human resources and specialists in different areas.
The important thing is that the mentor has relevant experience and is willing to invest time and energy in growth and
development of other people.
