Presentation given by Helvio Pichamone Candido Jr. and Haresh Ramchandani at the 2013 Rotaract Preconvention Meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.

1. 2013 RI CONVENTION
Creating Successful Mentoring
Relationships as a Mentor and as a Mentee
Haresh Ramchandani
Rotarian, Jamaica
Helvio Pichamone Candido Jr.
Rotarian, Brazil
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2. 2013 RI CONVENTION
MAIN GOALS
• Understand the Concept of Mentoring
• Know Possibilities in Rotaract
Environment
• Learn Actual Examples of Successful
Projects
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3. 2013 RI CONVENTION
MENTORING
“Mentoring is to support and
encourage people to manage their
own learning in order that they
may maximize their potential,
develop their skills, improve their
performance and become the
person they want to be.”
Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring
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4. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• Personal Development Tool
• Partnership between two people
• Effective to help career progress
• Enhancement of Professional and
Personal Skills
MENTORING
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5. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• Value the mentee as a person
• Develop mutual trust and respect
• Maintain confidentiality
• Listen both to what is being said and how it is
being said
• Help the mentee solve his or her own
problem, rather than give direction
• Focus on the mentee's development and
resist the urge to produce a clone
MENTOR’S CHARACTERISTICS:
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6. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• Establish an open communication system
• Set standards, goals, and expectations
• Establish trust
• Care for and enjoy each other
• Participate willingly, learn from others
• Demonstrate flexibility, allow mistakes
• Work on common tasks
• Be open and comfortable
• Define regular one-on-one meetings
MENTEE’S ELEMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL MENTORING:
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7. 2013 RI CONVENTION
MENTORING IN ROTARACT
• Rotarians Mentoring Rotaractors
• Rotaractors Mentoring Interactors
• Rotaractors Mentoring New Rotaractors
• Rotaractors Mentoring Rotarians
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8. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARIANS MENTORING ROTARACTORS
• Traditional mentorship
• Professional and personal development
• Service skills, leadership skills
• Matching Rotarians with Rotaractors
• Follow-up and coordination
• Usually for mentors and mentees on the same
city/area
• Enhance partnership
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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9. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARIANS MENTORING ROTARACTORS
• FGCU Rotaract and Rotary of Bonita
Springs (D.6960 – U.S.A.)
• Rotaract and Rotary of Washington D.C.
(D.7620 – U.S.A.)
• Rotary E-Club of Latinoamerica (D.4200,
www.recl.org)
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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10. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARACTORS MENTORING INTERACTORS
• Similar to Rotarians-Rotaractors model
• Development of skills on Service Clubs
• Professional and/or personal skills can
also be targeted
• Rotaract acquaintance: Interactors willing
to become new Rotaractors
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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11. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARACTORS MENTORING INTERACTORS
• Rotaract Club of Tortola and Interact Club
of Road Town (D.7020 – British Virgin
Islands)
• District 5160 (California, U.S.A.) project
helps connect college freshmen with
Rotaract
• District 5040 (British Columbia, Canada)
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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12. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARACTORS MENTORING ROTARACTORS
• Information, motivation
• Development of skills, transmission of
experience
• Enhancement of fellowship
• Development of new leadership
• Retention of members
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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13. 2013 RI CONVENTION
“Your Voice, Your Solution for training mentors”
www.rotary.org/en/mediaandnews/news/pages/101201_news_yourvoice.aspx
• One-to-one meeting
• Discover doubts/confusions
• Knowledge on club/Rotary’s history and facts
• Be the one to introduce the new member to others
• Assure new members involvement
• Be alert for the member not fitting in well – adjust
connections is the main goal
• Feedback Membership Committee
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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14. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARACTORS MENTORING ROTARACTORS
• Campus Rotaract Club of Davis (D.5160,
U.S.A.)
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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15. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARACTORS MENTORING ROTARIANS
• New Age of Technology
• Social Media & Public Relations
• New Generations
• Membership Challenges
• Fun & Fellowship
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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16. 2013 RI CONVENTION
ROTARACTORS MENTORING ROTARIANS
• Rotary Club of Montego Bay East
experience
SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS
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17. 2013 RI CONVENTION
• How many clubs does have a mentoring
project?
• How many of those projects involves
Rotary? Sponsor Rotary?
• Goals achieved
• Difficulties to share
• Different implementations?
Q & A
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18. 2013 RI CONVENTION
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THANK YOU
• Helvio Pichamone Candido Jr.
Rotary Club of Vitória – Praia do Canto – D.4410 – Brazil
• Haresh Ramchandani
Rotary Club of Montego Bay East – D.7020 - Jamaica
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