MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ

RELATION
DR. T.K.JAIN
9414430763
tkjainbkn@yahoo.co.in
Afterschoool@in.com
 What is it ?
• Relationship based mutual trust, guidance
and support
• The mentor helps the protégé in learning
and developing
• Critical areas are : achievements,
emotional maturity, personal
accompalishments, guidance, etc.
 How does it work?
• Start with an informal session – ensure
that there is proper understanding and
informal interaction
• You can start with sessions like
assessment centre or other similar
initiative
• Build rapport and thereafter establish
regular meetings
 Method of working
• Initially mentor invites protégé over a cup
of tea in an informal environment
• Later the protégé regularly meets with his
queries, doubts, and personal
observations
• It is a meeting between the two persons –
mentor and protégé – which is there to
help the protégé to excel
• Personal guidance and counselling
 Most critical issues …
• Trust building
• Mutual understanding
• Support to each other
• Knowledge about each-other
Evaluation of mentor – protégé
• Both give feedback to each others
• They are also evaluated on the basis of their ability to
establish rapport
• Mentor is evaluated on the basis of achievements of
protégé
• Protégé should select his mentor and approach the
mentor with a request to guide and support him and
mentor is evaluated on the basis of his ability to give
support and guidance
• Mentor has to be particularly careful and guide
students in ethics, responsibility, conduct, culture etc.
 1 stage : : establish rapport
st

• Informal interaction
• exchange views
• agree a way of working
• identify and plan resources
• set up future meetings
• set up other useful contacts
Stage 2: The mentoring process
• diagnose needs
• set objectives
• identify priority work
• set tasks
• clarify focus
• begin work
 Stage 3 : evaluate the mentoring
process
• Take help of HR experts
• Set up a feedback system
• Have an evaluation of the entire process
 Stage 4: close the process
• Allow new mentors and allow the process
of mentoring to close
• review what has been achieved
• discuss moving forward
• identify contacts for the future
Criteria for academic mentoring
• Class problems
• Behavioural issues
• Personal problems
• Personal constraints
• Overall performance appraisal in the studies
• Targets, achievements, and review of the work
• Personal working style and processes