Discussion?

As a mentor, how will you help to identify key elements you want your mentee to include in the Individual Development Plan? (SEE BELOW FOR GUIDANCE)Is there a difference between coaching and mentoring activities? Describe the importance of agreed-upon goals in an Individual Development Plan. In what ways will you go about achieving these goals?

***NEEDS TO BE A MIN OF 150 WORDS AND AT LEAST 1 REFERENCE***

Short-Term Goals (0-6 months):

She wants to be able to buy an online course for digital marketing. By her doing this, it can help her become more skilled than her peers.

To enroll in a music learning class. This will help her build a better connection with art.

Go on a trip with people from different cultural backgrounds. This can have a better understanding of the different ethnicities out there and how to not judge a book by its cover.

She would like to read at least two books per month. By her doing this can help her ease her mind and continue to stay focused at her goals ahead.

Long-Term Goals (6 months-2 years):

Be able to enroll in an E-commerce course. Not only will she be able to get some time off from work for this course, she will be in tune with finishing working on her degree.

She will be in a situation during her last year where she will start an entrepreneurship project. This project will help her become successful once she graduates from school.

To be able to complete graduation. It will take time and dedication for this goal to happen, but she will need to stay focus on the end prize.

She will enroll in community service with a socially marginalized community. She will be the prime face for the program within the community.

Activities to Meet Short-Term Goals:

1. Find a suitable option for courses which could help increase the skills set of the mentee and choose the most relevant

2. Find new hobbies for mentee which should be relevant to art and literature

3. Create a diverse and inclusive approach towards other cultures through interaction and involvement in their cultural events

4. Increase knowledge of the mentee and find books that the mentee finds interesting.

Activities to Meet Long-Term Goals:

1. Find suitable courses which have a scope and potential for future professional opportunities

2. Become a self-explorer through exploring one’s abilities and based on it start a small but independent entrepreneurship project

3. Get a college degree

4. Give back to the community through participating in community service.

5. Mentoring Techniques (to support the predetermined activities):

6. Outline goals in detail. Even a mentoring relationship that focuses more on personal growth should teem with specific goals, such as finishing a reading assignment and writing a reaction paper by a certain date (Wroblewski, 2018).

7. Model good behavior. “Good” is a word that denotes value, and it's up to the mentor to define what it means (Being honest? Empathetic? Kind?) Good mentors do more than espouse good behavior; they embrace it. Approach issues with a positive attitude (Wroblewski, 2018).

8. Expect periodic conflict. Like any personal relationship, mentoring invariably rustles up the occasional disagreement. Even arguments provide an opportunity for learning, as long as they're not allowed to fester (Wroblewski, 2018).

9. Set confidence as an omnipresent goal. The mentoree doesn't need to know this early on in the relationship; it's sometimes more fun to let them in on the secret later on, after they have conquered a few challenges they once deemed “impossible” (Wroblewski, 2018).

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11. Coaching Techniques (to support the predetermined activities):

12. Devise clear goals that include benchmarks and deadlines. The mentee should always know what is expected of her and how she should achieve it (Wroblewski, 2018).

13. Be prepared to help with time management. Many mentees want to learn new tasks but are often befuddled about how to structure their time to master them (Wroblewski, 2018).

14. Frame feedback in a forthright and positive manner. Expect the mentee to encounter setbacks but be ready to supply new strategies to help her persevere (Wroblewski, 2018).

15. Follow up on feedback. It's called accountability, and the best coaches devise a system (formal or informal in nature) that constantly tracks the contributions of both parties (Wroblewski, 2018).

16. Celebrate accomplishments. On balance, they may be small. But every accomplishment represents a step forward. And each one is worth celebrating to build an mentee’s self-confidence (Wroblewski, 2018).

17. Listen more; speak less. Active listening is a learned skill, and good coaches can elevate it to an art form with practice. While feedback is important, it really should be secondary to securing someone's confidence by assuring them that they are being heard (Wroblewski, 2018).