The competency assessment for Senior Managers and above has been completed.
The next stage is to create individual plans for them. The superiors have a very significant role to play as a mentor to this set of employees.
So what does a mentor do?
A mentor helps to induct, orientate and develop the teaching and learning skills of the mentee by:
- Attending regular meetings with the mentee
- Being well-prepared for meetings with the mentee
- Helping the mentee to set the agenda for discussions
- Making oneself available on an ad hoc basis to freely provide appropriate support and guidance
- Developing, monitoring and reviewing an Individual Learning Plan with the mentee
- Initiating reflective dialogue with the mentee, particularly about teaching and learning
- Sharing, exploring and reflecting on teaching and learning pedagogies
- Listening, clarifying, reflecting back and discussing
- Acting as a sounding board
- Conducting developmental non-graded observation(s) of the mentee
- Being observed by the mentee
- Facilitating the mentee to observe others
- Providing constructive feedback after observation
- Observing the confidential nature of the relationship and the dialogue arising within it
- Meetings with other mentors
- Attending relevant training to improve one’s own performance and skills
- Sharing information to the mentee about continuing professional development and opportunities
- Having a duty of care towards the mentee and helping them to deal with any emotional responses triggered by the training process
Yes, it is...
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