{"id":5604,"date":"2022-09-24T10:17:04","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T10:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iseeahappyface.com\/?p=5604"},"modified":"2022-10-03T10:18:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T10:18:01","slug":"how-to-become-a-great-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iseeahappyface.com\/how-to-become-a-great-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Great Mentor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming a great mentor requires commitment to the success of their mentees, and they must be genuinely interested in their development. They should be able to identify the mentee&#8217;s individual strengths and challenges, and use this knowledge to help the mentee reach their goals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For young professionals who finally reach a high corporate position, honing leadership skills through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corplearn.com.au\/leadership-university\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leadership courses<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is integral in becoming a great mentor. The knowledge from other experienced leaders can be a valuable tool not only for the mentees, but also for the mentor as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Benefits of Listening in Mentorship<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good mentor will listen without judgment and offer constructive feedback based on what he or she hears. They should not be overly critical or unkind, and they should avoid using loaded words and phrases. A mentor should also be able to empathize with the mentee. While this may sound like a trivial quality, it is essential for the mentee to feel comfortable sharing difficult topics with their mentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Communication skills<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strong communication skills are another important perk in everyone\u2019s arsenal as a mentor. Effective communication, a skill that can be learned in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corplearn.com.au\/leadership-development\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leadership development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must be improved toencourage mentees improve their writing and communication skills. For example, if you are mentoring someone in a professional setting, you should be able to explain how to write a proper business email. Some people don&#8217;t learn proper business email writing until they&#8217;re in the workforce, so teaching proper business email writing to mentees is an important skill. A mentor should also know about the various forms of communication, including direct messaging and video chat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having integrity in all areas of life is an important quality for a mentor. A person who is honest and trustworthy will inspire others to follow their lead. When they make mistakes, they can admit it and work to make things right. A person with integrity also has a humble spirit and is a good role model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For other information regarding ways of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corplearn.com.au\/blog\/how-to-become-a-great-mentor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to become a great mentor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, here is an infographic from Corporate Learning Solutions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corplearn.com.au\/blog\/how-to-become-a-great-mentor\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/5f27b4930d2a204e74d8a917\/16b79171-c959-4e57-9d0b-3637881a250b\/How+to+Become+a+Great+Mentor.png?format=1000w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming a great mentor requires commitment to the success of their mentees, and they must be genuinely interested in their development. They should be able to identify the mentee&#8217;s individual strengths and challenges, and use this knowledge to help the mentee reach their goals.\u00a0 For young professionals who finally reach a high corporate position, honing leadership skills through leadership courses is integral in becoming a great mentor. The knowledge from other experienced leaders can be a valuable tool not only for the mentees, but also for the mentor as well. The Benefits of Listening in Mentorship A good mentor will listen without judgment and offer constructive feedback based on what he or she hears. They should not be overly critical or unkind, and they should avoid using loaded words and phrases. A mentor should also be able to empathize with the mentee. While this may sound like a trivial quality, it is essential for the mentee to feel comfortable sharing difficult topics with their mentor. Communication skills Strong communication skills are another important perk in everyone\u2019s arsenal as a mentor. Effective communication, a skill that can be learned in leadership development must be improved toencourage mentees improve their writing and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Become a Great Mentor? - I See A Happy Face<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeahappyface.com\/how-to-become-a-great-mentor\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Become a Great Mentor? - I See A Happy Face\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Becoming a great mentor requires commitment to the success of their mentees, and they must be genuinely interested in their development. 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