mentoring - embracing opportunity and finding...

HelenMHurstDNP,RNC-OB,APRN-CNMAssociateProfessorandGraduateCoordinatorLGMC/BORSFEndowedProfessorinNursing

UniversityofLouisianaatLafayeFe

Mentoring-EmbracingOpportunityandFindingBalance

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Dr.Hursthasnodisclosures,financialinterestsorconflictsofinteresttoreport

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ObjecSves•  IdenSfychallengesandopportuniSesinthementoringrelaSonship• Discussstrategiestoenhancethementoringjourney•  Summarizeapproachestoachievebalanceandsuccessforbothmentorandmentee

Gaininsightandlearnstrategiestodevelopsuccessfulmentoringrelationships



Whoisyourmentor?


Mentor:atrustedcounselorguide.Merriam-Webster

Mentoring…whatcomestoyourmind?


TwofuncSons:1.  CareerrelatedfuncSon•  Coach•  Advise•  Enhanceprofessionalperformanceanddevelopment

2.  PsychosocialfuncSon•  Rolemodel•  Supportsystem

Amentorisanindividualwithexpertisewhocanhelpdevelopthecareerofthementee(APA,2016)


•  Unplanned•  Unspecifiedgoals•  Unknownoutcomes•  Self-selecSon•  Notrainingorsupport•  IndirectorganizaSonalbenefits

Informal•  Strategic•  Specifiedgoals•  Measurable•  Pairing•  Support•  BenefitsfororganizaSon

Formal

Formalvs.Informal:Isthereadifference?


Thedelicatebalanceofmentoringsomeoneisnotcrea9ngtheminyourownimage,butgivingthemtheopportunitytocreatethemselves.

StevenSpielberg

TheMentoringRelationship


…isalwaystohelpthementeetochangesomething–toimprovetheirperformance,todeveloptheirleadershipqualiSes,todeveloptheirpartnershipskills,torealizetheirvision,or

whatever.Thismovementfromwheretheyare(here),towheretheywanttobe(there).

MikeTurner

Purposeofmentoring


1.  IniSaSon2.  CulSvaSon3.  SeparaSon4.  RedefiniSon

StagesofMentoring(APA,2016)


Mentorsarenottheretomakeushappy.Theyaretheretoguideustothebestoftheirknowledge.SamiraDeAndrade

ChallengesandOpportunities


•  Learning•  Support•  Careerdevelopment•  Leadership•  Networking

OpportuniSes

•  Overdependence•  UnrealisScexpectaSonsandgoals•  Interpersonalproblems•  Powerissues•  Boundaries

Challenges

TheMentorandMentee


•  PosiSveculture•  Cohesiveness

•  IncreasedorganizaSonalcommitment

•  GreatersaSsfacSon•  ImprovedretenSon

•  Improvesuccessofindividualsandtheunit•  Strengthensthepeople

•  Improvedperformance•  Improvedqualityofwork

OpportuniSes

•  Time•  Focus

•  Planning,implementaSon,evaluaSon

•  Discipline•  PaSence•  Commitment

•  Trainingandsupport•  MonetaryandadministraSve

Challenges

TheOrganization


•  LackofSme• Uncleargoals•  CompeSngneeds

•  Lackoffollowup•  Lackofinternalalignment•  Inadequatetrainingandsupport

Zachary,2006

Thinkaboutwhyitdidn’twork…


Amentorissomeonewhocanpa9entlyassistwithsomeone’sgrowthanddevelopmentinagivenarea.Thisassistancecancomeintheformofguidance,teaching,impar9ngofwisdomandexperience.

ChicagoComputerSociety

EnhancingtheMentoringJourney


Increasingsuccess:TheMentoringCulture(Zachary,2006)


…enhancesperformanceandproduceslong-lasSngresults

Accountability


…theconsistencyofmentoringpracSceswithintheinsStuSonsculture.

Alignment


…fundamentaltoachievingexcellenceandposiSvementoringresults.

Communication


Sharingpersonalmentoringstories,rolemodelling…highleverageacSviSesthatcreateandsustainvalueandvisibility

ValueandVisibility


……themulSpliereffect

Demand


….nosingleapproach,typeoropSonformentoring.

MultipleMentoringOpportunities


…opportuniSesmuststrategicallybeplacedintoorganizaSonstraininganddevelopmentagenda.

EducationandTraining


…toovercomeandavoidpotenSalstumblingand/orroadblockswithminimumrepercussionandrisk.

SafetyNets


AgreatmentorhasaknackformakingusthinkwearebeFerthanwethinkweare…Theymakeusgetmoreoutofourselves,andoncewelearnhowgoodwereallyare,weneverseFleforanythinglessthanourverybest.

ThePrometheusFounda9on

AchievingBalanceandSuccess


hFp://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/toby_zinman/20111112_Cirque_du_Soleil_s__Quidam__a_bit_short_on_sizzle.html


•  Leadbyfollowing• Chartacourse• Createasafeplace• GoodquesSonsbeatgoodadvice• BalanceempathyandacSon•  Fosteraccountability•  Fillthetoolkit• Honorthejourney

EightRulesofMentoring(Nemanick,2016)


v Tactistheartofmakingapointwithoutmakinganenemy.-IsaacNewton

v DiplomacyistheartofleKngsomebodyelsehaveyourway.-DavidFrost

v Pa-enceisnotsimplytheabilitytowait-it'showwebehavewhilewe'rewai9ng.–JoyceMeyer

v Ambi9onisthepathtosuccess.Persistenceisthevehicleyouarrivein.–BillBradley

Keepinmind…


hFps://hbr.org/2011/07/learning-opSmism-with-the-24x.html

24x3Rule


ReciprocityResponsibility

IntegrityRespect

EthicsinMentoring


• Beagoodexample• Offerproblemsolvingstrategies•  Encourageexcellence•  Listenandsupport• Confrontunprofessionalbehavior• OfferchallengingopportuniSes

hFp://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/cdip/facultyservice/Mentoringskillsandstrategies.html

Asamentor…


•  AmericanPsychologicalAssociaSon(2006).Introduc9ontomentoring:AguideforMentorsandMentees.RetrievedfromhFp://www.apa.org/educaSon/grad/mentoring.aspx

•  Baranik,L.,E.,Wright,N.A.,&Reburn,K.L.(2017)MentoringrelaSonshipsinonlineclasses.TheInternetandHigherEduca9on,34(July,2017),64-71.hFps://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2017.05.001

•  CenterforMentoringExcellence,(2017).Listeningtopsthelistofbestmentorquali9es.RetrievedfromhFp://www.centerformentoringexcellence.com/category/mentoring-training-2

•  Gibbons,Andrew.(2013).Mentoringdefini9ons.RetrievedfromhFp://www.coachingnetwork.org.uk/informaSon-portal/ArScles/ViewArScle.asp?artId=54

•  ManagementMentors(2015).Understandingformalandinformalmentoring.RetrievedfromhFp://www.management-mentors.com/resources/formal-informal-mentoring

•  CaliforniaStateUniversity.(2007).Mentoringskillsandstrategies.RetrievedfromhFp://teachingcommons.cdl.edu/cdip/facultyservice/Mentoringskillsandstrategies.html

•  Nemanick,R.(2012).Thementor’sway:Anintroduc9ontotheeightrulesofmentoring.RetrievedfromhFp://leadership-effect.com/arScles/mentors-way/

•  Nick,Jan.M.,Delahoyde,T.M.,DelPrato,D.,…&Siktberg.(2012).BestpracScesinacademicmentoring:Amodelforexcellence.NursingResearchandPrac9ce,Volume2012,1-9.hFp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/937906

•  Tjan,A.K.(2017).Whatthebestmentorsdo.HarvardBusinessReview.RetrievedfromhFps://hbr.org/2017/02/what-the-best-mentors-do•  Tjan,A.K.(2011).LearningopSmismwiththe24x3rule.HarvardBusinessReview.RetrievedfromhFps://hbr.org/2011/07/learning-opSmism-with-

the-24x.html•  Zachary,L.J.(2006).Howtocreateamentoringculture:hallmarksofamentoringculture.Retrievedfrom

hFps://www.thebalance.com/how-to-create-a-mentoring-culture-1917838

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