How Do My Mentor & I Meet?
Mentoring relationships are as unique as the mentor and mentee and there are no hard and fast rules. "Securing the right mentor is a major hurdle, but maintaining the relationship can be just as challenging". Source: Harvard Business Review. It is important to define the mentoring relationship. There are two types of mentoring relationships:
- Formal – meet on regular basis
- Informal – meet on an as needed basis
Your mentoring objectives determine the type of relationship that will best suit your needs. Once you have established the type of mentoring relationship it's time to add structure.
Meeting Formats:
- Phone
- Video Conferencing
- Live Text Chat
- Face-to-Face
- Combination
Frequency of Meetings:
- Weekly
- Biweekly
- Monthly
- As Needed
Availability:
- Days of the week
- Time of day
Length of Meeting:
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
- 45 minutes
- 60 minutes
Length of Relationship:
- You can commit in advance to a time frame that can vary from one month to one year.
- A plan should be created in the event that you or your mentor would like to end the relationship earlier than anticipated.
As the mentor/mentee relationship is largely driven by the mentoring goals and objectives of the mentee, you will need to select a mentor that is willing and able to participate in the type of mentoring relationship with the structure that you feel will best help you to achieve your goals and objectives. MentorCity™ makes it easy to find the right mentor. Join today and get started.
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