Mentor Training

Curious about mentoring?

The following mentor training session recording shares PROGRESS mentor expectations and best practices for effective mentoring.

Mentor Training Slide Deck

Best practices for effective mentoring

Be inclusive in your mentoring

Get to know your mentee

Be curious

Share your enthusiasm for your work!

Avoid absence

Highlight your similarities

Normalize struggle and coping strategies

Recognize challenges

Show confidence in your mentee’s ability to succeed

Be an active listener

  1. Be inclusive in your mentoring
  2. Get to know your mentee
  3. Be curious
  4. Share your enthusiasm for your work!
  5. Avoid absence
  6. Highlight your similarities
  7. Normalize the struggle (and coping strategies)
  8. Recognize challenges
  9. Show confidence in your mentee’s ability to succeed
  10. Be an ACTIVE LISTENER