Five Most Important Behaviors As Mentoring

1. What personal & professional strengths do you have that you can use and build on to create helping relationships with your clients?

Criminologist James Fox of Northeastern University predicts that murders committed by teens will skyrocket as the population of kids 10 and under is higher than population of 21st century teens by 20%. (Stephens) Mentoring is the act of helping out someone that isn't as knowledgeable or experienced in different areas. The goal is to make them leaders. (Patterson)

Pick two to three competencies from the listing for which you feel you currently need improvement,and describe why you feel that way.

Over time, organizations have adapted and refined the way that mentoring is used in their companies. For example, mentors now help the person to solve problems, navigate through the culture at a company and even advance their career. This, in turn, will create a person that is ready to lead and manage.

I can become overly interested in helping, persuading, and leading others feeling strongly that I know what is best for them. I analyze issues and offer advice whether welcomed or not. When I overdo red I run the risk of overstepping boundaries and sounding like a “know it all”. I unintentionally leave other people with a feeling that I have been forceful or intrusive. Knowing that I naturally fall into the area of being an assertive helper I should strive to keep those tendencies balanced.

My general goal for the year includes training the next generation of cadets. I also have some specific goals I will complete during the upcoming term. First, I think mentorship between cadets needs to step up and play an active role in week to week activities. Even though the 130th has an outstanding group of cadet leaders currently, many newer cadets seem to lack the interest or understanding to take the next step in their leadership journey; mentorship will assist in providing novice cadets with the necessary tools and encouragement to succeed. Secondly, giving cadets personalised classes through more leadership classes. Providing grade related tips from experienced cadets showcases another way to engage cadets and it would be great if the

I have been a Head of School at three different independent schools and each has required that I adapt my leadership style to ensure that the mission of the schools was successful. The first school where I was the HOS was a new school in Hawaii and very grounded in the progressive educational pedagogy. The second school was a traditional education school with an ageing faculty in South Carolina. My

With many years of training, I have developed my own principles to deal with people and issues. I have a lot of empathy towards the needy, children and the elderly, and prepare to help them when I am able to do so. I have never refused a request for help. In school, I participate in volunteer services and often assist my classmates and other students to resolve their Science and Mathematics homework problems. I enjoy working with people and feel fulfilled and grateful, when helping others to

School communities must have leaders that continually strive to learn, grow, and reflect on their experiences to make a significant impact. I plan to incorporate these same ideas when embarking on my new role as a supervisor. I have expanded and refined my experiences as a teacher since I embarked with cohort four on this leadership journey, and I feel equipped to be the effective leader that will truly make a difference in our schools. This year’s courses and high expectations from our faculty have provided me the opportunities to reflect on my strengths and weaknesses on a scale larger than that of the classroom. Our projects and meaningful discussions have helped shape my leadership philosophy.

In addition, coaching and mentoring are key mechanisms for transferring learning from training courses back to the workplace and can have a positive impact on an organisations bottom line (Parsloe & Leedham 2009).

Within this assignment I will explore the ways in which I relate to others. I will identify any barriers or difficulties which could affect my ability to relate to others and therefore have an adverse effect on my role as a helper. Egan (1994) states that to be a fully developed helper, a key component is self awareness. He also suggests that there can be a “shadow side” to helping, which can adversely affect the outcome of the helping process.

Prior to completing Skip Downing’s “On Course Self Assessment,” I was starting to realize one of my most sabotaging behaviors. I find it incredibly difficult to say a three-word phrase. When it comes to assisting others, I have no problem lending a helping hand, but I cannot tell anyone that “I need help.” In writing this paper I hope to recognize the roots of my problem and adopt a plan to aid me in overcoming this negative behavior.

Since last spring, I have been involved in a service learning endeavor at the Family Crisis Center (FCC). Helping skills are a huge and vital part of the do at the Family Crisis Center. I wanted to improve my helping skills (which at this moment are very minimum) because this will enhance my skill and I can better help the children at the Family Crisis Center. For this reason, I choose to enroll in this class this semester. Two weakness I bring to a helping situation are sometimes I am too blunt (which can sometime come across as harsh) and sometimes I have no idea what to do or say. Discuss two strengths I bring to a helping situation are I am not judgmental and I am a good listener.

With the development of the more organic and less formal organisational structures the role of mentors has shifted with these changes. Unlike previously where mentors where seen as formal trainers who taught newcomers the processes and got them acquainted with the cultures and the systems within the organisation. Which required good interpersonal skills and a good knowledge of the activity or tasks the mentee would have to undertake, and be able to effectively relay or demonstrate the tasks or activities to the mentee. As opposed to more recently where a mentor would have to be more of an emotional counselor and demonstrate more skills than were traditionally required from

I think this class has helped me develop my overall abilities to create a proper training plan at my place of work. As you know, I am currently an intern at Kodak Alaris in the HR department. We both know there are many downfalls of Kodak Alaris but I believe these downfalls have created opportunities for an early career employee, such as myself, to come in and make a positive change. There were many positive learning’s I am going to take away form this class but overall it was the ability to think outside of the box and truly make a difference inside an organization. The most memorable learning’s and activities were Kirkpatrick’s Framework, group dynamics and proper communication skills when confronting an employee over an issue.