Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success

by Angie Morgan

In our training, we gave them an idea of what service in their mentor-mentee relationship would look like: Introducing themselves to their newly assigned mentee and spending time asking open-ended questions so they could better understand their mentee’s background Helping their mentee acquire the safety gear needed to do the job and then following up to make sure the mentee had the gear or helping the mentee deal with any problems in acquiring the gear When possible, working alongside their mentee to observe his or her processes (and coaching when appropriate) Including their mentee in meals and breaks so that their mentee never felt left alone Always inviting their mentee to informal gatherings so the mentee could meet fellow employees Providing positive encouragement and going out of their way to say something to their mentee about a job well done Helping their mentee understand the unwritten rules of the corporate culture Explaining acronyms, expressions, and lingo the mentee might not have heard before