A Guide to A Guide to Leadership MentoringLeadership Mentoring

Lynda Daley BarschCharisse EricksonKhristian E. KayMarirose LuceyTim ManzkeStacey Otteson

PurposesTheory Practice

 •To provide the student with opportunities to To provide the student with opportunities to address issues and concerns with a practicing address issues and concerns with a practicing leader. leader.

•Enable each doctoral student to experience Enable each doctoral student to experience practical, first-hand familiarity with accepted practical, first-hand familiarity with accepted leadership concepts, principles and practices. leadership concepts, principles and practices. •  •Provide mutually beneficial outcomes for both Provide mutually beneficial outcomes for both the mentor and the mentee by responding to the mentor and the mentee by responding to their mutual needs and concerns. their mutual needs and concerns.

Purposes of the Leadership Mentoring ProgramPurposes of the Leadership Mentoring Program

OrganizingBudgetingSchedulingSupervising

 

Mentee

Active listening

Trustingtrustworthy

behaviorconflict

resolution

TECHNICALTECHNICAL INTERPERSONALINTERPERSONAL CONCEPTUALCONCEPTUALBig Picture

thinkingVisioningStrategic

thinkingReflection 

Exposure to Leadership DomainsExposure to Leadership Domains

Share and participate with mentee

  Help discover real

expectations as a leader  Assist with technical

interpersonal and conceptual skills necessary for leadership.

Establish mutually-agreeable goals

Schedule regular appointments

Suggest activities for working toward goals

Request assistance from mentor for guidance

Mentor Responsibiliti

es 

Mentee Responsibilities

Catching a Wave

Establish two or three goals

Facilitate a “mini-strategic plan”

  Provide feedback  Review your job description

and organization chart with your mentee

 

Share what you hope to achieve and vision of effective leadership

Invite mentor to be a panelist on dissertation committee

Observe your mentor in professional situations

Mentor Activities

 

Mentee Activities

Riding the Wave

Take your mentee to professional development activities

  Allow you mentee to shadow

your day and introduce them to your colleagues

  Assign meaningful tasks and

share books and articles 

Attend professional workshops, conferences and seminars

Design and implement a project with your mentor

Mentor Activities

 

Mentee Activities

Riding the Wave II

Professional satisfaction

Growth and development in leadership concepts

Validation of practice

Networking

Develop self-confidence and competence

Improving interpersonal communication skills

Learning specific leadership strategies and practices

Building collegial networks

Enhancing future employability in leadership roles

Mentor Outcomes

 

Mentee Outcomes

Totally Tubular

Wipe OutWithout a good mentoring practice the Without a good mentoring practice the bridge can collapse. Because people are bridge can collapse. Because people are people, problems between the mentor and people, problems between the mentor and mentee may develop at some point during mentee may develop at some point during the doctoral program. If, after attempting to the doctoral program. If, after attempting to communicate openly and honestly;y about communicate openly and honestly;y about the situation, the problem continues, you are the situation, the problem continues, you are encouraged to contact the Coordinator of encouraged to contact the Coordinator of Mentoring at CSU for assistance.Mentoring at CSU for assistance.