From the course: Developing a Mentoring Program
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Training essentials for mentors
From the course: Developing a Mentoring Program
Training essentials for mentors
- The biggest challenge you will likely face in training your mentors is getting them to come to the training. Typically in a formal mentoring program, your mentors are high status, busy, and probably feel like they already know everything about mentoring. So, you may find that you need to sell your mentors on the value of training more so than your proteges. I'm going to mention a few key ideas for reluctant mentor trainees, and walk you through a sample curriculum for mentors. There are three reasons why mentors should participate in training. First, the mere presence of the mentors at a training session signals everyone around them that this matters. Second, your mentoring program can be a great way to build community across your organization. The mentors often find that attending mentor training helps them by providing a chance to network with their peers and share ideas and resources. Third, mentors should come to training because they might learn something new. Think about what…
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