The Mentoring Mindset
- Duration
- 3 Weeks
- Sessions
- 3
- Time per week
- 30 Minutes/Week
Who is the course for?
This course is suitable for leaders who want to become skilled mentors. Leaders, managers, and employees will learn to improve their self-awareness as they recognize and utilize the skills necessary to effectively mentor others through a better understanding of the mentoring mindset. Anyone who will be a mentee in their professional life will also benefit from the course.
Course description
Everyone from the newest employee to the CEO can benefit from having a mentor. This course offers a collection of skills and strategies to help build a mentoring mindset as a mentor or mentee for the purpose of personal and professional development. Participants will learn to create a positive mentoring relationship and understand the expectations of their mentor or mentee.
Completing this course will help you
Understand the mentoring relationship, including the role of the mentor and mentee.
Discover effective questioning techniques as a mentor.
Deliver constructive criticism to help a mentee improve their abilities.
Successfully move beyond the mentoring relationship.
3 Modules
- 01
Introduction to the Mentoring Relationship
In this module, we will promote an understanding of the mentoring relationship and how it is different from a boss – employee relationship. We will distinguish the responsibilities of both the mentor and the mentee and discuss the value of the mentoring mindset.
- 02
Responsibilities of the Mentee
In this module, we will recognize our responsibilities as a mentee in the mentoring relationship. We will learn how to receive feedback openly and discover ways to protect and contribute to the relationship. We will explore how to bring the mentoring relationship to a close at the proper time.
- 03
How to be a Good Mentor
An effective mentor provides guidance through coaching techniques, rather than direct instruction. In this module, participants will learn how to implement mentoring strategies such as coaching and constructive criticism to help develop their mentees.
Leader Behaviors
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Starting Mon, Nov 9, 2026, 3 weeks in a row
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