The Mentoring Plan

This plan is to help set you up for success as you set out on your mentoring journey. We recommend chatting about your expectations of one another, as well as your roles and responsibilities at the beginning of the relationship. When you know this, you’re defining what success looks like upfront, so you can keep moving toward it together. Here are some useful questions to consider:​

Meeting and Communicating

• Meetings:
  • When will you meet? (e.g., Tuesdays at 4PM)
  • How will you meet? (e.g., Zoom)
  • What happens when there is an unavoidable cancellation? (e.g., inform mentoring partner at least 24 hours in advance and arrange an alternative date)
• Communicating between meetings:
  • How will you communicate in between meetings? (e.g., via Slack)
  • When will you share meeting prep notes before the session?
  • Who is in charge of sharing notes and action items after each meeting?

tip

We recommend the mentee drives the agenda.

Focus and Expectations

• Mentee Focus
  • As a mentee, what do you want to focus on in the mentoring relationship?
• Mentor Focus
  • As the mentor, what do you want to focus on in the mentoring relationship?
• Mentor Expectations
  • What do you expect of your mentee? (e.g., to communicate openly, be open to trying new things, provide regular feedback)
• Mentee Expectations
  • What do you expect of your mentor? (e.g., share experience, provide regular feedback)

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