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    Who makes a good mentor? What are characteristics of a good mentor? What are some mentoring myths? Explore mentoring as a subversive activity. Worksheets will provide opportunities for self-reflection and consideration. A young(er) librarian and an old(er) librarian team and share their experiences and lead you through a fun and eye-opening session. Join us for a fun, interactive, and reflective session guaranteed to change the way you think about mentoring. You will gain a whole new perspective! Presented at the 2013 Kansas Library Conference by Patti Poe and Lissa Stanley

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    New Face of Mentoring KLA Handouts

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    Who makes a good mentor? What are characteristics of a good mentor? What are some mentoring myths? Explore mentoring as a subversive activity. Worksheets will provide opportunities for self-reflection and consideration. A young(er) librarian and an old(er) librarian team and share their experiences and lead you through a fun and eye-opening session. Join us for a fun, interactive, and reflective session guaranteed to change the way you think about mentoring. You will gain a whole new perspective! Presented at the 2013 Kansas Library Conference by Patti Poe and Lissa Stanley

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    Worksheet 1

    1. Who in your life has been a mentor to you? (Teacher, church leader, colleague, boss)

    2. How did this person benefit you? What impact did they have?

    3. What are some of the characteristics that made them a good mentor?

    4. What characteristics can YOU bring to a mentoring relationship?

    Patti Poe, NEKLS April, 2013

    Worksheet 2
    Might we all have opportunities to mentor another? Might your influence travel farther than you can imagine?
    1. Have you ever been asked for advice on how to handle a work situation or issue? Has someone asked if youd work with them on a new project, idea, service, pilot or grant? How did you respond?

    2. Who could you be asking for advice/ help/input? Who do you find yourself reaching out to, or that you like to work with? Why?

    3. I am a model of ongoing professional development because in the past two years I have _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ (Grow and keep your skills sharp.) 4. What do you consider your strengths professionally?

    5. What are your professional challenges?

    6. What skills have you personally shared with your colleagues so far in your work life? What else could you do? List at least 2 new things you will share: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Patti Poe, NEKLS April, 2013

    Resource Bibliography
    Are you my Mentor? Robbins, Sarah J. Real Simple, Sept. 2013, pp. 188-196.
    http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/job-career/best-mentor-advice-00100000108192/ index.html

    Be a Great Boss: One year to success. Hakala-Ausperk, Catherine. ALA Guides for the Busy Librarian series, 2011. Connected Learning: Mentor / The Experience of Education Reimagined. http://vimeo.com/43862075 Demystifying Mentoring, Gallo, Amy. HBR Blog Network/ Best Practices. Harvard Business Review, Feb. 1, 2011. http://blogs.hbr.org/hmu/2011/02/demystifying-mentoring.html Guide to Informal Mentoring, MIT Human Resources website. http://hrweb.mit.edu/ctm/organizational-strategies/learning-development-strategies/peerlearning-mentoring Mentoring & Getting Mentored, Corcodilos, Nick. Ask the headhunter blog: http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/articles.htm
    http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/hamentor.htm

    Mentoring: Leadership as a subversive activity, Peterson, Jennifer. WebJunction: http://www.webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/ Mentoring_Leadership_as_a_Subversive_Activity.html Qualities of mentors and mentees, State of New Hampshire, Administrative Services. DOP Mentoring Model, draft document from website. Page 3. *Thanks also to Lissa Staley, awesome librarian and book evangelist, from TSCPL, for her thoughts and suggestions on this presentation.

    Patti Poe, NEKLS April, 2013

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