Meaningful Mentorship
Steven C. Echard, IOM, CAE Mary J. Wheatley
Meaningful Mentorship
• What Is A Mentor?
• Case Study
• Pyramid Model
• Mentorship Cycle
• Impact of Mentorship
What a mentor IS NOT
• Your boss
• Networking
• Making a copycat
• Creating a minion
What is a mentor?
• A mentor is a trusted
counselor and guide…
• … and someone you have asked
to mentor you!
Why Mentorship Matters
• Relational
• Educational
• Mutually Beneficial
Thirty Years in the Making!
My Personal Mentorship Journey
My First Mentor: My Mom
• Hard Work • Dedication • Values • Education • Goals
Others I Picked Up Along the Way…
• Consider who helped you get HERE
• It was probably many people
• Who helped shape your path? – Parents – Coaches, Teachers – Peers and Colleagues
The Pyramid Model
The 1/3/10 Pyramid Model
1
3 10
Primary Mentor
Key Advisors
Peer Mentors
BRAINSTORM!
Discuss potential mentors and why with your neighbors
Constructing Your Pyramid
Primary Mentor
Key Advisors
Peer Mentors
• Consider characteristics,
position and influence
• Personality and values also
important
Primary Mentor
• Executive Director of 501(c)(3)
• CAE and IOM credentials
• Experience in medical societies, AMCs
• Encourages professional development
• Values family and work/life balance
Key Advisor 1
• Senior Executive at my current assn
• Previously worked at ASAE
• Knows tons of people in our industry
• Expertise in communications
• Extremely creative thinker
• Excellent communicator
Key Advisor 2
• YAE and deputy executive director
• Medical association
• Experience with my current assn
• Great communicator, open and honest
• Critical thinker and problem solver
Key Advisor 3
• Executive Director @ medical assn
• 20+ years experience in business and
association management
• Previously worked in finance
• Advocate for young professionals and
importance of mentorship
The Mentorship Cycle
INITIATE
Know What You Want
• Conduct your own personal SWOT analysis
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• What do you see as upcoming opportunities and threats?
Know What You Need
• An OPEN MIND
• Support and Buy-in
• Commitment
• TIME
• Outline your personal plan
• Logistics and Timeline
• Goals and Skill sets
• Identify potential mentors
• Outline roles they would serve
• Fill in your pyramid!
Developing Your Plan
Just do it: Ask! You never know what it could lead to…
21 years of marriage! Prom, 1986
MAINTAIN
Routine Maintenance
• Check in routinely
• Keep mentor informed
• Create meaningful interactions
• Both individuals benefit
• Both are changed in some way
EVALUATE
Things to Consider
• Are your personalities
a good match?
• Are you both gaining
something from this?
ADAPT
Adapt
• Change your plan as needed
• It should be working for you
• Do you need a new mentor?
• Address any roadblocks
The Cycle Continues…
– Take on protégés
– Everyone has
something to contribute
– Give back!
Now YOU Become the Mentor
• Results in positive career outcomes
• Higher salary, promotions, job satisfaction
• Pyramid model allows exponential growth
• Access to 14 mentors
The Impact of Mentorship
INCEPTION
Questions?
#mentor2011
Thank you!
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