142 Representative Documents: Mentoring Programs
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Wayne State University Libraries Mentoring Program
1
Wayne State University Libraries Mentoring Program
• Purpose
o Enhance growth and development
o Provide guidance and experience-based wisdom
o Increase interpersonal competence
o Understand mentor-mentee power dynamic (I know more and you know less)
!Mentees are not empty vessels
• Mentors are entering a mentee's life in mid-stream
• Where are they coming from?
!People have the solutions within them they need the guide on the side
• Mentees will have times when they need specific advice
• Generally don't offer suggestions, but remain positive
• Open ended questions—"why do you think that?"
• Have the mentee work through the problem on their own
!Exploring backgrounds and differences helps create a more honest relationship
• Underrepresented individuals can feel they are not being heard
• Share about yourself
!Establish the relationship
• To mentee: What would you like to get out of the programs? What is
your agenda?
• Match it against expectations and reach consensus
!Connect mentees to your network—you don't need the solution yourself
• Structure
o Assignment
!Associate Dean assigns first mentor—ideally in the same unit
!EP&T assigns second mentor
o Goals
!Mentor
• Safe person to discuss issues
• Help with the culture
o Do you eat at your desk?
o Is there a group meal?
o Dress code?
o Can I leave the building to get some coffee?
o Protocol for leaving the building for meetings (Email people?
Leave note? Calendar?)
o Emergency closure notifications
o Context around a building tour—what do your neighbors do?
o Opportunities for collaboration
• Topics of conversation
o Evaluation process
o Organizational culture and environment
o Job performance factors with interpretation of expectations of
excellence, reliability, initiative, and collaboration
o Targeted PA and Service opportunities
!Where are good outlets for presentations?
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Wayne State University Libraries Mentoring Program
1
Wayne State University Libraries Mentoring Program
• Purpose
o Enhance growth and development
o Provide guidance and experience-based wisdom
o Increase interpersonal competence
o Understand mentor-mentee power dynamic (I know more and you know less)
!Mentees are not empty vessels
• Mentors are entering a mentee's life in mid-stream
• Where are they coming from?
!People have the solutions within them they need the guide on the side
• Mentees will have times when they need specific advice
• Generally don't offer suggestions, but remain positive
• Open ended questions—"why do you think that?"
• Have the mentee work through the problem on their own
!Exploring backgrounds and differences helps create a more honest relationship
• Underrepresented individuals can feel they are not being heard
• Share about yourself
!Establish the relationship
• To mentee: What would you like to get out of the programs? What is
your agenda?
• Match it against expectations and reach consensus
!Connect mentees to your network—you don't need the solution yourself
• Structure
o Assignment
!Associate Dean assigns first mentor—ideally in the same unit
!EP&T assigns second mentor
o Goals
!Mentor
• Safe person to discuss issues
• Help with the culture
o Do you eat at your desk?
o Is there a group meal?
o Dress code?
o Can I leave the building to get some coffee?
o Protocol for leaving the building for meetings (Email people?
Leave note? Calendar?)
o Emergency closure notifications
o Context around a building tour—what do your neighbors do?
o Opportunities for collaboration
• Topics of conversation
o Evaluation process
o Organizational culture and environment
o Job performance factors with interpretation of expectations of
excellence, reliability, initiative, and collaboration
o Targeted PA and Service opportunities
!Where are good outlets for presentations?
