GET READY TO GET MENTORING

from Leadership Focus, April 2023 (issue 95)

by NAHT Communications

Disabled Members’ Network

One of the great tools that you can access for free as a member of NAHT is our mentoring programme.

• Make time for personal learning with someone more experienced

• Work on career progression

• Gain impartial advice and an alternative perspective

• Have a non-judgemental sounding board for ideas

• Focus on overcoming challenges and developing new skills and knowledge

WHEN SHOULD YOU SEEK A CAREER MENTOR?

Our mentoring platform contains several tools to help you identify your key needs and set achievable goals. Once you pinpoint your motivation(s), you will feel more prepared to enter and progress in a mentoring relationship.

• The SWOT tool will help you determine your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

• The GSTAR tool will help you deﬁne your goals, the situation you are facing, current thinking, actions you are considering and the results you are expecting

• The SMART tool will give a purpose to your mentoring relationship and help you get real results.

AND THE BENEFITS FOR MENTORS:

• Being able to pass on personal knowledge and experience and see others grow

• Having the chance to “give something back” and provide support to others

• Gaining the chance to work on new and exciting challenges

SO HOW DOES OUR PLATFORM SUPPORT YOUR MENTORING JOURNEY?

Mentors can choose to accept or decline requests from mentees and can switch their availability for mentoring on and o .

The platform has an inbuilt meeting tool that allows you to arrange meetings, set agendas and record meeting notes and action points. A video chat tool lets you conduct virtual meetings from within the platform. Finally, the platform is packed with videos, guides and checklists to support you through your mentoring journey.