Mentor Scheme Resources
Below you will find articles and recordings that may be of interest to you whether you are a DUBS mentor, mentee or thinking about becoming either one.
Introductory Mentor Scheme Webinars
If you would like to know more about what a mentor scheme is and how taking part can benefit both mentee and mentor these webinars, produced by leading mentoring experts Bob Garvey & Lis Merrick, will provide the perfect starting point. Please select the appropriate webinar by choosing from the links below:
Mentoring Workshop with Bob Garvey
As part of the Durham University Business School Mentor Scheme the Alumni Relations Team commissioned mentoring expert Bob Garvey to host a mentoring workshop. Bob is Professor of Business Education at York St John Business School and is one of Europe’s leading academic practitioners of mentoring and coaching. He has extensive business experience across many sectors including large and small business, the public and voluntary sectors and has developed many training films. He has also contributed to international webinars and developed interactive training materials.
This intensive workshop was underpinned by the most up-to-date research and it provided the opportunity for mentees to learn how to get the most from their mentor and to understand the concepts and practices of mentoring in order to develop as a skilled mentee. The workshop was run in the ‘mentoring way’ and participants were encouraged to share their experiences and understanding of mentoring in an enterprise context.
The recordings of the workshop below covers the below topics:
- What is mentoring?
- Characteristics of mentors and mentees
- A framework for learning
- Ground rules
- The three stage process
- Top tips for mentees
Virtual Mentoring
In practice virtual mentoring can be a hybrid of telephone calls, video conferences, Skype calls, exchange of emails, occasional texts and the odd face to face meeting if one or both of the parties has the opportunity to travel on business to the other location. DUBS mentor Nicola Shearer reveals her 7 tips for successful virtual mentoring and how to get the most out of it.
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