An overview of strategies and techniques to aid the mentoring role. Strategies and techniques in mentoring Image Active listening and radical listening Active listening is a technique that places importance on the listeners ability to tune in and listen for the meaning of the spoken. Image Empathy and authenticity The quality of the mentoring relationship is dictated by the quality of the relationship between the mentor and the mentee. Image Asking questions A key skill in mentoring is the ability to ask meaningful and helpful questions. Image Reflection in mentoring Reflection is the conscious examination of past experiences, thoughts, and ways of doing things with the goal to learn from them and improve practice. Image Structured reflection - reflective writing Reflective writing can slow down thinking and requires the mentee to structure their thoughts formally. Image Structured reflections - Questions Find out about the framework of questions approach to structuring a mentoring session. Image Structured reflections - reflective model Incorporating reflective models into mentoring can create a tangible way of structuring conversations, while introducing the mentee to a valuable tool to use elsewhere. This article was published on 2024-06-24
