MENTORSHIP: What you should know.
Mentorship
Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable person (Wikipaedia).
The person in receipt of mentorship may be referred to as a protégé (male), a protégée (female), an apprentice or, in recent years, a mentee.
"Mentoring" is a process that always involves communication and is relationship based, but its precise definition is elusive. One definition of the many that have been proposed, is
Benefits of a MentorMentoring is a process for the informal transmission of knowledge, social capital, and the psychosocial support perceived by the recipient as relevant to work, career, or professional development; mentoring entails informal communication, usually face-to-face and during a sustained period of time, between a person who is perceived to have greater relevant knowledge, wisdom, or experience (the mentor) and a person who is perceived to have less (the protégé)".[1]
- Benefit from another person’s vision, experience, and learning
- Gain insight into organizational culture, appropriate behaviors, attitudes, and protocols in your field
- Talk with experienced people in your field
- Focus on career plans and career exploration
- Become energized by achievement, mastery, and personal growth
- Grow in personal power and ability
A Mentor will be your own private source of objective advice, someone with experience in setting and achieving goals, and someone who wants to share those abilities with you.
A Mentor:
- Helps you learn from his or her experience.
- Can be a fantastic resource for investigating future colleges, careers, and your community.
- Provides advice to help you evaluate your options and make better decisions.
- Helps you access to a new world of ideas and experiences.
What is mentoring about?
What Is A Mentor?
- Someone who's there for you.
- Someone who has been there and knows how you feel.
- Someone who takes the time to listen.
- Someone who can help you see the possibilities.
- Someone who can help you identify and reach your goals.
- Someone who sees your vision and can help you find ways to realize it.
Why Do People Become Mentors?
Everyone has his or her own reason for becoming a Mentor. Perhaps it’s the opportunity:
- To help someone.
- To enjoy people and their ideas.
- To share his/her experience.
What Is a Mentee?
- A person being mentored by another person or persons.
- One who makes an effort to assess, internalize, and use effectively the knowledge, skills, insights, perspective, or wisdom offered by the mentor.
- A recipient of a mentor’s help, especially a person who seeks out such help and uses it appropriately for developmental purposes whenever needed.
On the next Article, I will highlight about Your Responsibilities as a Mentee.
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