In our ‘Certificate of Excellence for Mentoring’, you’ll discover how to set a professional and supportive tone to your relationship even before your first meeting, how to bring structure to your time together, how to best leverage your skills and network for deep impact, how to safeguard yourself professionally from the start and learn how and when to exit the relationship if things don’t go according to plan. 

We’ll show you the easiest ways to structure your sessions to maximise the impact of the time you have available, how to set boundaries, and establish protocols that protect your professional reputation. Then, we’ll dive deep into the principles of mentorship and share how you can leverage your skills and network contacts to accelerate the development of your mentee.

We’ll examine how to use next level questioning, give feedback so that it’s valued and contributes to growth and confidence building.

You’ll be able to articulate the differences between sponsorship and mentorship, enabling you to select the right approach based on a sound understanding of the risks and rewards of both.

We’ve also got you covered for what to do when things don’t go according to plan, techniques to get stalled relationships back on track and proven strategies for dealing with manipulative and toxic mentees.

Together, we’ll capture 👇🏻:

✅ What excellent mentoring looks like and introduce you to the skills that will enable you to maximise your impact on your mentee’s growth.

✅  The four unspoken questions you’ll need to answer as a mentor to accurately assess your mentees starting point.

✅  A structure for the mentorship relationship overall, with suggestions and tips for how to maintain a relationship which is engaging and inspiring for you both.

✅  How to set boundaries around your time from the start and so you can be reassured that it will be your mentee who takes the lead on their development.

✅  What to do when feedback throws a mentee, and clear methods for quickly and effectively re-orientating them towards growth.

✅  The protections and extra clarity you’ll need around joint responsibilities if you decide to progress the relationship to sponsorship.

✅  Exactly what to do to safeguard yourself professionally from the start, with proven strategies to follow, including how to introduce your mentee to your colleagues and successfully introducing the subject to your spouse/partner.

✅  How to leverage your mentorship experience so it lands you the job of your dreams.

Watch our video below where our co-founders Julie and Amira explain more about why they formed The Mentor Standard and tell you more about the course itself…