Welcome to the 128th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast.
This month’s theme is all about giving and sharing. So, in today’s episode, I’m going to be talking about reciprocity in mentoring relationships, particularly reciprocal mentoring relationships.
In today’s show
- About mentoring and how it's gained popularity over the years. [00:47]
- The difference between mentoring, coaching and sponsorships. [01:14]
- What mentoring, coaching and sponsorships have in common. [03:44]
- The specific benefits of reciprocal mentoring. [05:49]
- Some mentoring techniques to consider for your programme [15:56]
Quotes
- Mentoring could take place in a formal or informal way, inside of the workplace outside of the workplace.
- A mentor could be anyone in a position with experience desired by a mentee who can offer advice and support.
- Coaching is about asking those powerful questions to enable coachees to discover the answers themselves.
- A sponsor is a senior staff member invested in their protegees career success.
- Mentoring doesn't just have to be a conversation.
Resources
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