The Mentor Journey – Get

Mentored and Be a

MentorEleni Karagounis

SISTEMATTIKA

www.facebook.com/Sistemattika/

City of Ryde

STEM Careers - Women Employment Bootcamp Series

Workshop

August 2017

Agenda

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1. Personal journey

2. Meaning of Mentor

3. Why is a Mentoring Relationship Important?

4. What do you need to have in a Mentoring Relationship?

5. How do you need to be as a Mentor?

6. How do you need to be as a Mentee?

7. Where can you find a Mentor?

8. Are there any Organisations Offering Help?

9. Exercise

10. Questions

Personal Journey

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Where did the word “Mentor” come from?

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What does the word

“Mentor” mean?

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A mentor is a wise and trusted counsellor or teacher who invests:

• Time

• Energy

• Personal know-how

in assisting the growth and ability of another person.

Helps you to navigate life’s questions and challenges

Famous Mentors

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• Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg

• Christian Dior and Yves St Laurent

• Larry Summers and Sheryl Sandberg

• Father Michael van der Peet and Mother Teresa

Yoda and Luke Skywalker

Why is a Mentoring

Relationship Important?

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Mentors help people to reach their potential

Mentees teach mentors about other perspectives and ways of thinking/doing

A mentoring relationship is two-way

Lifelong learning and advancement

What can a Mentee Learn?

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• Being able to hear and trust their own voice – confidence/self esteem

• Improved knowledge, skills and motivation

• Better, more strategic career outcomes

• An ability to make better work/life decisions

• A stronger network of influences and learning resources

• A better understanding of the organisational environment

What can a Mentor Learn?

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• How to engage and inspire a mentee to reach their goals

• How to think differently

• Develop leadership skills – providing feedback, communication and interpersonal skills

• Stay in touch with emerging issues

• Reflect on own practices

What do you need to have in a Mentoring

Relationship?

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• Commitment of time

• Communication

• Active listening

• Emotional presence

• Two-way learning

• Understanding of how you will work together, how long, what intervals

• Fun

• Trust

https://artofmentoring.net/most-important-skill-mentoring-relationship/

How do you need to be as a Mentor?

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• Know yourself

• Listen

• Provide guidance

• Challenge respectfully

• Be patient

• Introduce the mentee to relevant people in your network

• Minimise the impact of the power difference

• Give time, encouragement, support, constructive feedback and unconditional respect to the

mentee

• Maintain confidentiality

• Invest time in the relationship

https://artofmentoring.net/how-to-be-a-mentor/

How do you need to be as a Mentee?

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• Know yourself

• Know what you are good at

• Listen

• Be open to challenge

• Think about your goal(s)

• Follow through with your goal(s)

• Follow through with the learning you are gaining

• Challenge respectfully

• Be patient

• Drive the process

• Invest time in the relationship

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• Be resourceful

• Formal and Informal

• Men and women

• Face to face versus remote

• Outside your direct operational line/department

• Seek out people you know and want to be like, study them, keep the relationship informal

• LinkedIn:

Do some research on people in LinkedIn

Follow those who inspire you

Mentoring program being trialled

• See if your organisation has a mentoring program

• Investigate Meetup.com

• Sistemattika – facebook.com/Sistemattika

• Explore your own networks

Where can you Find a Mentor?

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Career Mentoring:

• Executive Women Australia - http://www.executivewomenaustralia.com.au – payment required

• Women’s Network Australia - https://www.womensnetwork.com.au/mentoring - payment

required and business advice provided

• Mentor Walks Australia - http://mentorwalks.com.au – walks with women by purchasing tickets;

targeted at emerging female leaders – once off for 1 hour

• Young Professional Women Australia - https://www.ypwa.com.au – under 40, payment required

Business Mentoring:

• Micromentor - https://www.micromentor.org – US website, non-profit connecting

entrepreneurs and experienced women business mentors

• Business Connect NSW - http://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/business-and-industry-in-

nsw/businessconnect - fees payable but reasonable, business advice and support

• Inspiring Rare Birds - http://www.inspiringrarebirds.com/ - targeted at entrepreneurs, program

fee

IT Specific Mentoring:

• Females in IT and Telecommunications- https://www.fitt.org.au/join-fitt/– free to join

Are there any Organisations offering Help?

As a Mentor:

Think about where you would start to find a mentee OR

Think about any changes you will make to an existing mentoring relationship

As a Mentee:

Think about where you would start to find a mentor OR

Think about any changes you will make to an existing mentoring relationship

Exercise

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If you have any questions or feedback, please contact me:

Eleni Karagounis - SISTEMATTIKA

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Stay in touch!

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Live a life where the journey matters.

"Know no limits", learn, realise all potential, love,

enjoy!

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