Mentoring happens when a person intentionally affects the life of another. A mentor fosters insights, identifies needed knowledge, and expands the skills of the mentee. Consider the mentor as an experienced guide who models behaviors, listens to the mentee, challenges and coaches the mentee, shares knowledge, sets up experiences and networking opportunities, and empowers the mentee to reach their goals. During the mentoring process, the mentee learns things they might never have learned.
It is a mindset, a mentality, a commitment to excellence. It's a relationship!
What is mentoring?
Who is involved and how does it work?
When is the best time to begin?
How do we establish program guidelines?
What are the functions of the program?
What are the benefits for the mentor and the mentee?
How can I get this started in my organization?
During this workshop, you will learn that the mentoring mentality is reciprocal. Does it involve hard work? Yes. However, it is hard work combined with success as goals are met, guidance and training lead to added knowledge, and support from the mentor is added motivation for the mentee to cross the finish line. Not only for the mentor, but also for the mentee.
Dr. Penny Joyner Waddell is an author and corporate trainer for speech, communication, and leadership skills. A proud Georgia native, Dr. Waddell works with local, state, national, and global industries preparing them to become workforce ready.
Experience working with adult students in the classroom and being an administrator in one of our nation’s most celebrated technical colleges have provided Dr. Waddell with an excellent background in preparing others for workplace challenges. She continues to break ground creating instructional materials to reach youth and adult audiences as well as business professionals as they develop skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
Dr. Waddell has been awarded the National Communication Association’s Community College Educator of the Year, Georgia’s Presidential Award from Toastmasters International, Technical College System of Georgia’s Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching, and SkillsUSA National Educator of the Year Award for Career and Technical Colleges.
When she is not writing books and leading workshops, Penny loves spending time with her husband, Bill, their three daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren, extended family, friends, and an excessive number of pets. Bill and Penny enjoy traveling all over the world and nurturing their small apiary farm to harvest enough local honey for family, friends, and acquaintances.
Do you have a mentor mentality?Mentoring happens when a person intentionally affects the life of another. A mentor fosters insights, identifies needed knowledge, and expands the skills of the mentee. Consider the mentor as an experienced guide who models behaviors, listens to the mentee, challenges and coaches the mentee, shares knowledge, sets up experiences and networking opportunities, and empowers the mentee to reach their goals. During the mentoring process, the mentee learns things they might never have learned.It is a mindset, a mentality, a commitment to excellence. It's a relationship!What is mentoring?Who is involved and how does it work?When is the best time to begin?How do we establish program guidelines?What are the functions of the program?What are the benefits for the mentor and the mentee?How can I get this started in my organization?During this workshop, you will learn that the mentoring mentality is reciprocal. Does it involve hard work? Yes. However, it is hard work combined with success as goals are met, guidance and training lead to added knowledge, and support from the mentor is added motivation for the mentee to cross the finish line. Not only for the mentor, but also for the mentee.
