Mentoring
Program
CSIG
Mentoring Definition and Benefits Definition
 While
there are many different definitions of what mentoring is, most agree that mentoring
relationships work best where the protégé takes responsibility
for his/her own development. Establishing a framework for regular conversations
to discuss relevant issues and progress towards specific goals with a more experienced
project manager can help speed the process of development. While the protégé
should begin by identifying his/her needs, PMI mentors will be needed who can
help guide the process. It
is helpful to consider that the common thread uniting all types of coaching
& mentoring is that these services offer a vehicle for analysis, reflection
and action that ultimately enable the protégé to achieve success
in one more areas of their life or work. One succinct published definition of
mentoring is... "off-line help by one person to another in making significant
transitions in knowledge, work or thinking."
|
Coaching
|
Mentoring
| | Focus
on task | Focus
on progress | | Usually
short term | Usually
longer term sometimes for life | | Explicit
feedback | Intuitive
feedback | | Develops
skills | Develops
capabilities
(skills, knowledge, and inherent abilities) |
| Driven by
coach | Driven
by protégé/learner | | Shows
you where you went wrong | Helps
you to work it out yourself |
Benefits
While the most
obvious beneficiary of mentoring may be the protégé, many mentors
report a feeling of satisfaction in helping less experienced colleagues.
CSIG Mentoring benefits include:
|
Mentors
|
Protégés
| | Earn
PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs) | Earn
PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs) |
| Networking | Networking |
| Sense
of accomplishment | Professional
development | |
Learn from protégés | Learn
from mentors
Development | Is
Mentoring for You?
Read the Mentoring and Protégés Checklists View
the Mentoring Model
View
the Participant Guidelines Apply
to be a Mentor
Apply to
be a Protégé
1. View list of Available Mentors Located
in the US and Located
Outside the US
2. Complete
the Protégé Application
Mentoring
Appendix: If you want to know more
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