Mentors-Mentee Relationship
About Mentor-Mentee Relationship
For the Mentored CEOs Growth Programme to work well and successfully, the roles and responsibilities of the mentor and mentee should be made clear to both parties. Mentors are volunteers and their role is largely guidance and advisory. Mentors are not paid and should not be asking for any fees or rewards. However, mentee may want to structure incentives to the mentors upon successfully reaching corporate goals if the mentor has been largely instrumental in the successful outcomes. The financial relationship is something between the mentor and mentee to be worked out privately.
In this relationship, there should be no legal civil liabilities for both parties under any circumstances arising from the mentor-mentee relationship. Criminal activities by either party however will not be covered under this legal protection which both mentor and mentee will have to sign when they join the Mentoring Programme.
A code of ethics to be observed by mentor and mentee will help to ensure fair play and mutual respects.
Roles & Responsibilities
Establishing some basic roles and responsibilities can ensure a successful mentor-mentee relationship.
- Identify roles the mentor can play to help the mentee achieve goals.
- Develop an action plan to achieve agreed upon goals.
- Determine level of structure in the relationship.
- Communicate on a regular basis.
- Set milestones to monitor success of reaching goals.
- Set the agenda for each meeting.
- Schedule formal meetings and cancel only when absolutely necessary.
- Establish guidelines for telephone calls; i.e., calls at home are or are not acceptable.
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