Becoming an Inspiring Mentor
Becoming an Inspiring Mentor
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
You recognize your talents and see others struggling to obtain similar skills. You want to share your abilities. After all, masters need apprentices, and the same goes for those needing a bit of help. This course, taught by Dr. Ruth Gotian, a leadership development and success expert, and contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today, will help you become an inspiring mentor. You will learn what a mentor does, and the benefits mentors provide. Ruth will outline the qualities of an encouraging and successful mentor. Like a friend, you must be present and push your mentee to be their best self. You’ll also be made aware of the mistakes you can make, and how to avoid them in the future. Ruth will push you to always uplift your mentee’s hard work and spirit. Upon finishing this course, you should be confident guiding, teaching, inspiring, and championing your future mentees.
Syllabus
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Mentor as career advisor A mentor is the guide by the side who helps a mentee develop in their career. 2m
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Mentor as cheerleader The career path to success is long and often lonely. 3m
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The mentor who is always there Showing up physically or virtually is, half the time, all you need to do in order to succeed as a mentor. 2m
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Helping your mentee overcome self-doubt Doubt and imposter syndrome pave the road to success. 3m
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Develop goals and milestones A mentor should not develop the mentee in their image. 4m
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Celebrate small wins There are many small steps and wins on the road to meeting your goals. 2m
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Develop a mentoring team If one mentor provides skill and tacit knowledge, imagine what a team of mentors could accomplish. 2m
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Active mentoring missteps There are things you might be doing which might be upsetting your mentee. 2m
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Passive mentoring missteps You might not recognize it, but there are passive-aggressive actions you might be taking which are stalling your mentees career, and upsetting them. 2m
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Cognitive load Mentees have an entire life that you may not be aware of. 3m
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Mentoring through differences Most people look for mentors who are like them in terms of race, ethnicity or gender. 2m
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External environment In addition to what is happening internally, there are external factors which may be impacting your mentee such as a pandemic or civil unrest. 2m
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Nominate your mentee You need to talk about your mentee (in a good way) when they are not in the room. 2m
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Sponsorship circle A mentee does not need to wait for their mentor to sponsor them. 2m
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Amplify your mentee's work As a mentor, you've developed an expansive network. 3m
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Your mentoring journey has just begun Thank you for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Ruth Gotian, EdD, MS
Dr. Ruth Gotian is a learning executive and performance coach.
An active contributor to Forbes and Psychology Today, Ruth serves as a leadership coach and adult educator with a proven track record of achievements and success. Her work has been recognized by the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches program and featured in the “Top 30 Management Thinkers in the World to Watch Radar List” by Thinkers50.
Ruth Gotian, EdD, MS
Learning Executive and Performance Coach
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