5 Things Every Mentor Should Do - As a mentor, of course You want your time and your experience can make a difference. But in mentoring activities, there is an award at the same time the pressure can make you frustrated. But luckily, just by adjusting your approach, you can eliminate many obstacles and unnecessary stress.
Choose your niche
Mentoring activities You will get better, if you think about who you can serve it well. For example, I do not have the expertise to help entrepreneurs who are interested in areas such as creating consumer goods physically. I decided to combine my special skills, building technology products and companies, with a focus on special groups such as women who are interested in doing business in the field of technology. Finding the right group can help me become a more effective mentors, said Poornima Vijayashanker co-founder of Femgineer.
Take the time
Mentorships is relationships. This is not a transaction or a schedule of sessions that are already booked. Think well about how much time you can give and choose the frequency and time intervals that you can attend consistently. When you meet with Your guidance please make sure you attend unharmed. To be able to go forward, you have to meet consistently so you can gauge what needs Your guidance and help them.
Most of the early encounters, used only as a session for "know Your
guidance", and after meeting a few times You can actually correct –
understand them, their purpose and how you can help them.
Do not give advice
Too many mentors offering advice and guidance rather than when you first met. They offer solutions based on something you've successfully applied by them, based on their experience and get into their fields, not a process that can be studied by the guidance and to apply them in accordance with their own needs and situation. Guidance you may have a different background or their own challenge and very important to take the time to understand your interests, goals, and how what will succeed and fail for them. For example, I recently got interested in guidance software development consulting business. If I only look at the surface only, I will give you advice and tips on how to become a consultant or build a business consultant. However, after I knew him for a month, I realized that the "water sense" could affect his ability to deal with the client directly. Then I take a step back and focus on the skills of his presentation, so that he can get the trust it needs to attract clients, said Poornima.
Know when you can not help
There are times when it seems like you and Your guidance is like being in a wheel that rotates. When it does occur it may be, the guidance you need help that is beyond your abilities. If the guidance you are dealing with personal problems, for example, the guidance You might be better served by a professional therapist or lifecoach. If you have no experience or training needed Your guidance at the time, explain that you must postpone the guidance process while you keep in touch and tell you that your guidance will continue the process of mentoring guidance when You're ready.
Just say no
If someone calls you, and you didn't get the candidate guidance, let you know. If that happens then when you re-open Your mentoring session can tell them. If you already have a session of guidance and your schedule changed, notify them as well – they will appreciate your honesty and you can begin the process of mentoring and guidance when you you find the appropriate time.
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