Setting goals in Mentorloop gives your mentoring relationship direction, and sharing them with your mentor or mentee creates a foundation for focused, purposeful sessions. This article explains how to create goals in the platform, offers examples to get you started, and shows you where to find additional resources.

How do I create a goal in Mentorloop?

Goals in Mentorloop can be created and shared with your mentoring partner directly from your loop or dashboard. Here's how:

1. Navigate to the Goals section, find it in the left-hand sidebar or on your dashboard.
2. Select Create a goal and follow the prompts to describe what you're working toward.
3. Choose whether to share the goal with your mentor or mentee. Shared goals become a visible, joint reference point for your sessions.

Example goals for mentors

Mentors benefit from goal setting too. Here are examples across the three goal types to use as a starting point or inspiration.

Habit-forming goals

• Read or research for 30 minutes each week on becoming a more effective mentor.
• Develop a growth mindset, actively seek out perspectives that challenge your existing views.
• Build a journaling or reflection habit after each mentoring session.

Reach goals

• Become a trusted, positive role model in your organisation or community.
• Build and strengthen your professional network through mentoring connections.
• Become a Mentoring Champion for your programme and help recruit future participants.
• Start a Reverse Mentoring partnership alongside your current mentoring relationship.

Stretch goals

• Develop your professional brand and increase your visibility in your field.
• Become an alumni mentor after your current programme ends.
• Improve your ability to share experience and perspective, rather than advice, letting your mentee find their own answers.

Example goals for mentees

Not sure where to start? These examples cover a range of development areas, pick one that resonates, or use them to spark your own ideas.

Habit-forming goals

• Develop a growth mindset, reframe challenges as learning opportunities.
• Check in with your goals at the start of each week to stay on track.
• Incorporate regular time for learning and development into your routine.

Reach goals

• Arrange a conversation with someone who holds the role or position you're working toward.
• Build your confidence in a specific area, public speaking, difficult conversations, or leadership situations.
• Build out your professional advisory network during the programme.
• Start a Reverse Mentoring partnership to expand your perspective.

Stretch goals

• Become a mentor yourself, either during or after this programme.
• Become a Mentoring Champion and help advocate for the programme in your organisation.
• Take on a role, project, or opportunity that feels like a significant step up.

How do I share my goal achievements?

When you achieve a goal, share it. Celebrating your progress encourages others to engage with the programme and builds a culture of mentoring in your organisation.

Download the Mentoring Goal Achieved icon to use in a LinkedIn post, highlight that you've achieved a goal on Mentorloop with the help of your mentor or mentee. It's a small thing that can mean a lot, both to you and to the people who see it.

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