GETTING

CONNECTED

By Christopher Mauro
 BEFORE YOU MEET
 Make a list of things that you would
have wanted to know.

Information about you

Information about the organization

What it was like to be starting out

Expectations concerning the relationship

 TakING the initiative
Take the initiative to make the first
call

Set up a time to meet

Only an emergency will alter my

date
Be clear about purpose and
boundaries
 YES  NO
Emphasize Gift giving
resources Dispute resolution
available
Playing personal
Help with counselor
acclamation
Talk about you and
your experience
Ask about their
W h e n yo u 're sta rtin g o u t a s a m e n to r, yo u w o n 't a lw a ys b e cle a r
a bexperiences
o u t w h e re to se t yo u r b o u n d a rie s. R e m e m b e r th a t yo u sh o u ld
fe e lco m fo rta b le w ith th e a rra n g e m e n t.
 Create an agenda
Getting to know each other
Logistics
Goals and expectations
Concerns that might interfere with
our meeting together
Initial impressions
Questions I have about you
Why I think I can be a worthy mentor
Listen deeply and ask powerful questions

 In-depth  Asking powerful

listening questions

Suspending judgment Challenging in a

Listening for friendly way

understanding Help the other person

Providing an accepting to talk about what is

and supportive important to them

atmosphere
 Plan for the next meeting
Mutually develop the agenda

Ideas about what you might want to

discuss

Impressions on how this meeting

went
Maintain and respect privacy,
honesty, and integrity

 I can't offer confidentiality in the

legal sense, but I can do the best I

can to ensure that "what is said in

this room stays in this room."

 It is in our interest to make the Mentoring Service work for you
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and your mentees. If you have any suggestions on how to

improve the Mentoring Service, feedback is always welcome, and
we’d be delighted to hear from you. Thank you.
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 GETTING
CONNECTED
By Christopher Mauro
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