Advice + Mentoring
Mentoring can be a useful tool in helping you to develop confidence, acquire further management skills and perhaps try out new techniques.
What is Mentoring?
There are many different types of mentoring and many definitions of the term mentor.
A+M mentoring is about using their experience and knowledge to help artists and managers to develop to their full potential.
The following points characterise a typical mentoring relationship:
- One-to-one
- Mentor generally senior
- Non-judgmental
- Mentee focused
- Open, honest and sharing
- Challenging
- Outcome focused
- About mutual learning and growth
- Confidential
- Supportive
A mentor:
- Listens
- Asks questions
- Helps the mentee to reach development goals
- Acts as a sounding-board
- Challenges the mentee to raise his/her self-awareness
- Helps the mentee to find solutions
- Supports and encourages the mentee in order to build his/her confidence
- Provides feedback
- Encourages focused reflection
- Inspires the mentee to fulfil his/her potential
If you would like to find out more about mentoring, or for an informal chat and advice please contact info@arts-media.org or call 0845 050 9284.