1. Mentoring
Steve Myers
SM Troop 1 & AA Crew 2001
Old Portage Venturing Training Chairman
GTC IOLS Course Director (April 27-29)
Jamboree 2013 Scoutmaster
University of Scouting
February 11, 2012

2. Two Mentoring Courses
Mentoring Mentoring Tomorrow’s Leaders
• This course, 60 minutes • 6 hour Workshop
• 90 day practicum experience
• All Scouters • Taught to youth leaders, 15+
• Presentation and years of age who have
discussion oriented completed NYLT or Kodiak
• Taught to adult leaders who
• Introduction to the full have completed the course
course. sessions of Wood Badge.
• Youth and adults not to be
• Convince Scouters to mixed.
nominate mentors and • Case study and role playing
mentees (both youth and used.
adult)for the course. • Mentees selected prior to course.

3. Learning Objectives –
By the end of this session you will know:
• The difference between coaching and
mentoring
• The mentoring models of sponsorship and
development
• What is involved in maintaining a quality
mentoring relationship
• The evolution of a mentoring relations
• The elements of a learning conversation
• The benefits of mentoring

4. Learning Objectives –
By the end of this session you will be able to:
• select the appropriate mentoring
model for the situations they come
across
• maintain a quality mentoring
relationship
• conduct learning conversations

5. What is Mentoring?

6. In Homer’s Odyssey …
• Odysseus, when leaving for the
Trojan war, left his son, Telemachus,
under the guidance of his friend
MENTOR.
• A Mentor is
– A wise teacher
– A guide
– A friend

7. Are mentoring and coaching really
the same thing?

8. Are mentoring and coaching really
the same thing?
Coaching Mentoring
Goals To correct To support and
guide
Initiative The coach The mentee
Focus Immediate Long-term
situation
Roles Heavy on Heavy on listening
telling

9. Comparing Mentoring Models
Sponsorship Developmental

10. Comparing Mentoring Models
Sponsorship Developmental
1. The mentor is more 1. The mentor is more
influential and experienced in
hierarchically senior issues relevant to
mentee’s learning
needs
2. The mentor gives, 2. A process of mutual
the protégé growth
receives, the
organization benefits

11. Comparing Mentoring Models
Sponsorship Developmental
3. The mentor actively 3. The mentor helps the
champions and mentee to things for
promotes the cause themselves
of the protégé
4. The mentor gives the 4. The mentor helps the
protégé the benefit mentee develop
of their wisdom their own wisdom

12. Comparing Mentoring Models
Sponsorship Developmental
5. The mentor steers the 5. The mentor helps the
protégé through the mentee towards
acquisition of personal insights
experience and from which they can
resources steer their own
development
6. The primary 6. The primary
objective is career objective is personal
success development

13. Comparing Mentoring Models
Sponsorship Developmental
7. Good advice is 7. Good questions are
central to the central to the
success of the success of the
relationship relationship
8. Social exchange 8. The social exchange
emphasizes loyalty emphasis learning

14. Which mentoring model is this?
• Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster
• Unit Commissioner and Crew Advisor
• Scoutmaster and Senior Patrol Leader
• Patrol Leader and Patrol Member
• Senior Patrol Leader and ASPL
• Other examples

15. Maintaining Relationship Quality
• Goal clarity
• The ability to create and manage rapport
• Understanding of the role and its
boundaries
• Voluntarism
• Basic competencies on the part of the
mentor and mentee
• Proactive behaviors by mentee and
developmental behaviors by the mentor
• Measurement and review

16. Evolution of The Relationship
1. Building rapport
2. Setting direction
3. Progression
4. Winding up
5. Moving on
1 2 3 4 5

17. The Learning Conversation
• Reaffirmation
• Identifying the issue
• Building mutual understanding
• Exploring alternative solutions
• Final check

18. Benefits of Mentoring
• For the mentee
– Improved knowledge and skills
– Greater confidence and well-being
• For the mentor
– Greater satisfaction
– New knowledge and skills
– Leadership development
• For Scouting
– Improved morale, motivation, and
relationships

19. How does this relate to the leading
and teaching EDGE
Mentoring and Coaching EDGE
• A coach directs, tells, • Explain
facilitates • Demonstrate
performance, learning, • Guide
and development of
the coachee. The • Enable
coach directs and
aligns the members of
a team to achieve a
goal and responsible
for their development.

20. How does this relate to the leading
and teaching EDGE
Mentoring and Coaching EDGE
• A mentor supports and • Explain
guides the personal • Demonstrate
growth of the mentee.
• Guide
The mentee is in charge
of his or her learning and • Enable
learns how to learn for
life. The mentor provides
a role model while
making suggestions and
connections.

21. For follow up
Steve Myers
myers@uakron.edu
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22. Endnotes/Resources
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top talent and achieve stronger performance. Boston:
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Megginson, D., Clutterbuck, D., Garvey, B., Stokes, P., &
Garrett-Harris, R. (2006). Mentoring in action: A practical
guide (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Kogan Page.
Mentor. (2006, October 30). In Wikipedia, The Free
Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 7, 2006, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor
Predaptive. (2006). Coaching and mentoring are critical in
today's flat meritocratic organisations. Retrieved July
19, 2006 from
http://www.predaptive.com/resources_article2.htm
Virginia Office of Volunteerism. (1995). Volunteer mentor
programs: an introductory guide. Richmond, VA: Author