The Leader’s Role as Mentor: Why Mentoring Matters and How to Master It

You’ve had quite a few accomplishments.

New or veteran leader, you’ve settled into your role, and are pretty happy with the way things are going in your professional life.

But when you look down the road at the next chapter of your career, you need a little kick start. A shot of invigoration. Something that offers a different type of fulfillment than meeting your annual revenue goals.

Have you put any thought into your role as mentor? You may wonder how on earth any leader does this effectively, or how they make it happen at all. You may be scared or unsure what it takes to be a guide or wise counselor.

But mentoring is absolutely critical for your success. It’s good for the mentee, and — you may not have thought about this — good for YOU too! It can refresh and reboot your career like nothing else does.

And when done well, mentoring builds rapport, increases trust and strengthens relationships. In“The Leader’s Role as Mentor: Why Mentoring Matters and How to Master it”, you will learn precisely what it is and how to do it effectively. This 60-minute audio presentation may just be the kick-start you and your career need!

Learning objectives include:

• Understanding your mentoring style — a key component to successful mentoring
• The benefits of a mentoring relationship
• An explanation of the difference between mentor and coach
• How to avoid traps that can occur in the mentoring relationship
• The skillset that is paramount to being a successful mentor
• A simple but powerfully effective 4-step mentoring process
• When, if, and how a mentoring relationship should end

This is an investment in your potential. You have an incredible amount of talent, skill and knowledge. Learn how to effectively and meaningfully share all of that, and you will grow in ways you didn’t expect. You will be even closer to realizing your remarkable potential as a leader.

Presented By

Kevin Eikenberry

Recently named one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World by Inc.com, Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert, two-time bestselling author, speaker, consultant, trainer and coach.

Kevin is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a leadership and learning consulting company that has been helping organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential since 1993. Kevin’s specialties include leadership, teams and teamwork, organizational culture, facilitating change, organizational learning and more.

He has worked with Fortune 500 companies, small firms, universities, government agencies, hospitals, and more. His client list includes the American Red Cross, A & W Canada, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, Cirque du Soleil, John Deere, Purdue University, Sears Canada, Shell, Southwest Airlines, the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Mint, Verizon and many more.

He is the developer of the several training workshops including Remarkable Leadership, Remarkable Coaching, Bud to Boss and Communicating for Results – all offered in both public and in-house versions across North America.

He is the author of the bestselling books From Bud to Boss, Remarkable Leadership and Vantagepoints on Learning and Life, and a contributing author to more than 20 other books. He publishes four electronic newsletters and a popular blog, Leadership & Learning, collectively read by more than 80,000 people worldwide.