Humm.
As I reflect on the people I call "mentors" in my life I found this insightful and helpful. As I think of the people who as me to mentor them it is a helpful guide as well.
How Do You Define Good Mentoring?
Compiled from the Pre-Workshop Assessment for the
FTE Doctoral Programs Alumni Mentoring Workshop
June 12-13, 2008
• “A good mentor is a person who models with his/her own life and work desired qualities. In addition, the mentor makes him/her self available to others through personal contact and e-mail in a timely manner.”
• “Good mentoring begins with empathy for the mentee and demands humility of the mentor. Mentoring is providing a model picture of professional guidance for a dream chaser.”
• A good mentor is “a person who knows you.”
• “concern for the whole person- advising, guiding, and serving as a role model, not just professionally but in one’s entire life”
• “one who understands and keenly negotiates the balance between development of individuals , in relation to self actualization/ authenticity, autonomy (independence)/interdependence, and nurturing/ controlling. Good mentoring is holistic and takes into account the development of both parties”
• “Good mentoring is being intentional in fostering the development of another human being”
• “balanced relationship between individuals that is beneficial for all parties involved. It includes constructive self reflection/ critique and open communication, takes seriously the needs, expectations and goals of all parties involved (and communicates those needs, expectations and goals); and can accommodate the fluid nature of change in the relationship.”
• “Good mentoring occurs when the mentor and the mentee have a relationship based on honest assessment of the mentee’s work and professional development and personal, spiritual growth. Here the boundaries are made clear and the mentor is invested in the vision of the mentees vision and voice as a scholar in their own right.”
• “helping an individual identify their strengths and weaknesses and respond appropriately as they know themselves better”
• “Good mentoring on the part of the mentor involves identifying the mean between excess and deficiency in matters such as: aloofness and intimacy, critique and affirmation, and confidence and vulnerability. Too much of the former- aloofness, critique and confidence- may cause a protégé to view the mentor as overly pedantic, paternalistic and/or imperious. Too much of the latter- intimacy, affirmation, and vulnerability- can make a mentor come across as incontinent, uncritical, and unconfident.”
• “Good mentoring is marked by mutual learning; shared vision and honest feedback. It functions best in an apprenticeship paradigm where best practices are modeled, analyzed and critiqued.”
How Do You Define Good Mentoring?
Compiled from the Pre-Workshop Assessment for the
FTE Doctoral Programs Alumni Mentoring Workshop
June 12-13, 2008
• “A good mentor is a person who models with his/her own life and work desired qualities. In addition, the mentor makes him/her self available to others through personal contact and e-mail in a timely manner.”
• “Good mentoring begins with empathy for the mentee and demands humility of the mentor. Mentoring is providing a model picture of professional guidance for a dream chaser.”
• A good mentor is “a person who knows you.”
• “concern for the whole person- advising, guiding, and serving as a role model, not just professionally but in one’s entire life”
• “one who understands and keenly negotiates the balance between development of individuals , in relation to self actualization/ authenticity, autonomy (independence)/interdependence, and nurturing/ controlling. Good mentoring is holistic and takes into account the development of both parties”
• “Good mentoring is being intentional in fostering the development of another human being”
• “balanced relationship between individuals that is beneficial for all parties involved. It includes constructive self reflection/ critique and open communication, takes seriously the needs, expectations and goals of all parties involved (and communicates those needs, expectations and goals); and can accommodate the fluid nature of change in the relationship.”
• “Good mentoring occurs when the mentor and the mentee have a relationship based on honest assessment of the mentee’s work and professional development and personal, spiritual growth. Here the boundaries are made clear and the mentor is invested in the vision of the mentees vision and voice as a scholar in their own right.”
• “helping an individual identify their strengths and weaknesses and respond appropriately as they know themselves better”
• “Good mentoring on the part of the mentor involves identifying the mean between excess and deficiency in matters such as: aloofness and intimacy, critique and affirmation, and confidence and vulnerability. Too much of the former- aloofness, critique and confidence- may cause a protégé to view the mentor as overly pedantic, paternalistic and/or imperious. Too much of the latter- intimacy, affirmation, and vulnerability- can make a mentor come across as incontinent, uncritical, and unconfident.”
• “Good mentoring is marked by mutual learning; shared vision and honest feedback. It functions best in an apprenticeship paradigm where best practices are modeled, analyzed and critiqued.”
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