Discuss - Manage important elements of an effective plan of action for the mentoring arrangement

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Notes

Define effective:

• Successful in producing a desired or intended result

Define plan of action:

• An organized program of measures to be taken in order to achieve a goal.

Discuss obstructions to executing the plan of action:

• Chemistry
• Trust
• Commitment
• Training
• Realistic

Discuss the competing demands a mentor brings to executing a plan of action:

• Work commitments
• Personal commitments
• Personal challenges
• Lack of clarity
• Unsure of the mentor arrangement

Discuss the competing demands a mentee brings to executing a plan of action:

• To a lesser degree work commitments
• Personal commitments
• Personal challenges
• Unsure of the arrangement
• Lack of trust

Discuss the process for overcoming opposing views in the execution of the plan of action:

• Define terms of the arrangement
• Effective communication
• Need to ensure the goals and objectives of the mentee are being addressed

Discuss important elements of an effective plan of action for the mentoring arrangement:

• Use of SMART
• Addresses growth for mentor and mentee
• Open/effective communication
• Guiding versus telling
• Documented
• Timelines - milestones