Focus on Mentoring-Skills for Mentoring Success

• Aegis Learning facilitator Matt Zobrist continues his series on mentoring.
• Successful mentoring requires a unique combination of skills and the situational awareness of when to use particular skills with a mentee.
• Effective communication, including hefty doses of listening are paramount to becoming a great mentor. Being clear in communication is also a must.
• Encouragement type coaching is important to celebrate the successes and incremental improvement of mentees.
• The emotional intelligence skill of empathy plays a significant role in mentor success.
• Being or becoming a good storyteller will also serve the mentoring process well.