Become a mentor people remember

The curriculum

6 modules, 57 lessons

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1. 01

   Before you begin

   9 lessons

   • Does Mentoring Work? What the Research Actually Shows
   • Benefits for Mentors: Why Giving Is Also Receiving
   • Why Formal Mentoring Programs Often Underdeliver
   • The Five Factors That Make Formal Mentoring Work
   • What Is Mentoring? And What It Isn't
   • The Mentor's Role: What You Are — and What You're Not
   • The Mentee's Role: Taking Ownership of the Relationship
   • The Mentoring Agreement: The Three Conversations You Must Have
   • The Mentoring Agreement: How You Will Actually Work Together
2. 02

   Launching the relationship

   7 lessons

   • The First Meeting: What to Cover and How to Open
   • How to Prepare for a Session — as a Mentee
   • How to Prepare for a Session — as a Mentor
   • Aligning on Communication Style and Preferences
   • Confidentiality: What Stays in the Room
   • What to Do When You Don't Feel a Good Connection
   • Mentoring Remotely: What Changes and What Doesn't
3. 03

   The core craft

   11 lessons

   • The Listening Trap: Why Experienced People Stop Listening
   • Active Listening Part 1: Reflect Back and Notice What Isn't Said
   • Active Listening Part 2: Suspending Your Own Frame of Reference
   • The Leading Question Habit: Recognising What You're Really Asking
   • Two Question Types That Reliably Open Thinking
   • Advice vs. Inquiry — and When Each Is Right
   • How to Give Developmental Feedback That Sticks
   • The SBI Method: A Simple Structure for Feedback
   • How to Ask for Feedback That's Actually Useful
   • Self-Reflection as a Mentee Skill
   • Receiving Feedback Without Getting Defensive
4. 04

   Keeping the relationship alive

   13 lessons

   • Why Mentoring Needs Goals, Not Just Conversations
   • How a Mentee Defines Meaningful Development Goals
   • How a Mentor Helps Sharpen a Goal Without Taking It Over
   • Tracking Progress: Simple Check-In Techniques
   • A Structure for Every Mentoring Session: Five Parts, One Container
   • Making the Session Structure Work: Real Adjustments for Real Sessions
   • How to Close a Session With Clarity and Commitment
   • Between Sessions: Keeping Momentum as a Mentee
   • Between Sessions: Adding Value Without Overstepping
   • Managing Time Constraints — For Both of You
   • Handling Stagnation: Refreshing the Relationship Mid-Program
   • Mid-Program Review: The Four Questions
   • Mid-Program Review: How to Have the Conversation
5. 05

   The bigger picture

   13 lessons

   • When the Mentee Isn't Progressing: What to Say
   • When Mentor Advice Doesn't Fit: How to Push Back Respectfully
   • How to Discuss Career Goals Honestly in Mentoring
   • Helping a Mentee Understand Career Paths: Making the Map
   • Helping a Mentee Understand Career Paths: When You Don't Know and Where the Line Is
   • Decoding Organisational Culture: What Mentors Can Share
   • Visibility and Sponsorship: Understanding the Distinction
   • Visibility and Sponsorship: The Mentee's Side
   • Identifying Skills Gaps: A Structured Conversation
   • Mentoring Across Difference: What to Be Aware Of
   • Avoiding Bias in How You Mentor
   • Reverse Mentoring: The Junior Mentor's Role
   • Reverse Mentoring: The Senior Mentee's Role — and What It Means for Every Relationship
6. 06

   Closing well

   4 lessons

   • How to Close a Mentoring Relationship Intentionally
   • Reflecting on Growth: A Structured End-of-Program Conversation
   • After the Program: Staying Connected Without It Becoming Awkward
   • Becoming a Mentor Yourself: The Mentee's Next Chapter