PROFESSIONAL BENEFITS
- More contacts through their mentor’s network
- Tailored guidance for life’s forks in the road
- Exposure to mentee/mentor community
- Opportunity to bring your colleagues into the community
- Involvement in MentorTex demonstrates mentees’ investment in themselves and their commitment to professional development
- Recognition from the business community
PERSONAL BENEFITS
- Interpersonal growth
- Friendship & social interaction
- Counseling & listening
- Support & confirmation
- Acceptance
10 ATTRIBUTES OF A GREAT MENTEE
- Intelligence
- Ambition
- Willingness to take risks
- Initiative
- Energy
- Trustworthiness
- Integrity
- High emotional intelligence
- Optimism
- Complimentary skills to the mentor
DEVELOPING TRUST
- Trust is developed over time
- Trust is based on giving & receiving feedback
- Loyalty is a key factor
- Trust is about being personal
- Trust is about mutual work/life productivity
- Initial pairings are for potential mentor and mentee relationships
- Official mentor/mentee status at MentorTex is established over time