We encourage you to motivate your participants and provide a helpful list of resources to guide them through your program. For cohort-based programs, we recommend mapping out a timeline of key dates and events that can work alongside your mentoring program. For example, you may want to curate your reading list based on the following stages in a mentoring journey:
- Post-launch (Getting Started)
- Post match (Matching)
- Ongoing mentoring (Gaining Momentum)
Post Launch
As participants join the program, As participants join the program, it's important to maintain their excitement after they've signed up and remind them why joining was a good idea. This can be achieved by providing resources and guides that explain what mentoring is all about, both for mentors and mentees. By doing so, participants can have a better understanding of what to expect from the program and how to use Mentorloop effectively.
Mentors
- Participant Guide
- How to be a good Mentor
- What's your mentoring style?
- Ready to mentor? It's Time to Get Uncomfortable
Mentees
- Participant Guide
- How to be a great Mentee
- 4 Ways a Mentor Can Benefit Your Career
- Mentoring Activities to Try
If you have Self Match enabled, consider including how participants can find a mentor or a mentee as part of the reading list.
Post Match
Now that participants have been matched, our goal is to help them kickstart their mentoring relationships, reduce any nerves they may have when meeting their mentor/mentee for the first time, and ensure that they establish a good foundation in the early stages of their relationships.
Mentor
- Mentoring Agreement Template
- First Meeting Checklist
- 4 Ways to Impact Your Mentee
- Questions to ask your Mentee
Mentee
- Mentoring Agreement Template
- First Meeting Checklist
- Agenda Setting
- Setting Incremental Challenges to Achieve Goals
Ongoing Mentoring
After receiving the first MQS responses from your participants, it may be a good time to update your recommended reading with resources to increase engagement and maintain momentum. A great tip is to include any important internal events that are relevant to the mentoring participants.
Mentors
- Self Confidence is a Skill to Acquire, not a Personality Trait
- What can you as a Mentor, do differently?
- Asking the Right Questions
Mentees
Add the recommendations to your Recommended Reading page now!