Successful Mentoring Relationships for Career Development

Participation in mentoring activities can be a key success factor in your career development. But how do you start? How do you find the right mentor or set of mentors for your situation? What should the focus of your conversations be? This session will help you address these questions and understand what to focus on in mentee/mentor conversations. We will cover important mentoring resources, benefits, styles, and functions, as well as setting expectations, and provide, through a guided discussion, a career self-assessment and small group work to match individuals' assessment to mentoring styles that matches their career goals. Whether you want to find a mentor or a coach or want to be one, join this lively session and make a difference in your career planning and development.

OUTCOMES:
Develop motivation for both your personal and others' career growth and development * Discover how to groom future colleagues and allies * Identify skills to improve your communication with colleagues at different levels in your organization, along with several mentoring/mentee styles that match your career goals