Mentoring for Team Leaders

Content

What is Mentoring?

• Explore the background to mentoring and how it works.

• Identify when mentoring is needed and how it should be applied.

Communication in Mentoring

• Evaluate the key communication strategies needed when mentoring an individual.

• Explore responsibilities and the scope of the mentoring role.

The Relationship

• Define the mentoring relationship and understand how it should be developed.

• Explore some common pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Putting Mentoring into Practice

• How to introduce mentoring strategies into the workplace.

• Know how to judge when mentoring needs to come to an end and how to do this.

Audience

Anyone who is in a mentoring role and wants to fully develop the skills needed to support their ‘mentees’ in the most effective way.

Outcome

• The knowledge and confidence to implement the skills and strategies required in a way which helps build a positive and supportive relationship with their ‘mentees’.

• An understanding of the boundaries of relationships whilst being able to develop mentoring practice based on confidence and trust.

• Ability to use tools and techniques to set realistic but challenging goals.

• The confidence to listen, question and provide constructive feedback.