Collaboratively written by: Mentoring Committee Marketing and Communication (McMc) Communication subcommittee (Jessica Brassard, Vess Vassileva-Clarke, Brooke Gowl, Elizabeth Lathrop)
Mentoring Dyads and Mentoring Cohorts are paired in July and wrap up in June every year. That said, we are somewhere in the middle of the NORDP mentoring year. The “middle” is always a great time to touch base and check in with your mentoring groups and ask how things are going.
The NORDP Mentoring Roadmap is a useful tool to reflect on what you can focus on during this time. The Roadmap can be found on the NORDP WisdomShare Mentoring platform under Learning. (NOTE: the links in this blog post will forward you to WisdomShare where you will need to have an account.)
The Roadmap highlights using the MESHH Network and the Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) as guides.
The MESHH (Mentorship Expertise Support and Helping Hands) Network encourages us to identify the personal, community, and professional social capital in our lives. The people we name in the MESHH Network are the individuals who can help us reach our goals. A fillable MESHH form can be downloaded here or in the WisdomShare library here for participants to develop their professional network mentors.
REFINE: Month 3-6 (excerpted from the NORDP Mentoring Relationship Roadmap)
- Review My MESHH Network in-depth.
- Think of types of people or position titles as appropriate.
- Use of My MESHH Network can inspire a close(r) look at one’s professional, community and personal social capital and how that capital can be better exercised to meet one’s professional needs and goals.
- The webinar (slides and video) and FAQ provide additional guidance.
The Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) encourages reflection on strengths, challenges, setting SMART goals, and communication. If you have already used the IPDP this year, now is a great time to revisit and set some next steps for your growth. If you have not used the IPDP yet, now is a great time to open it up and see what you might focus on in the next few months. A fillable IPDP form can be downloaded here or in the WisdomShare library here for participants to develop their professional network mentors.
IMPLEMENT: Month 6-9 (excerpted from the NORDP Mentoring Relationship Roadmap)
- Review the IPDP in-depth.
- Use of the IPDP can strengthen overall outcomes by focusing efforts for both mentor and mentee.
- The IPDP is excellent for action plan development and for structuring substantive future meetings.
- The webinar (slides and video) and FAQ provide additional guidance.
Mark your calendars! There is a McHuddle coming up (Wednesday, February 7 at 1pm Eastern). McHuddles are informal gatherings hosted by the NORDP Mentoring Committee facilitators, and give our members an opportunity to reflect, share ideas, ask questions, and collectively learn from other mentees/mentors in breakout sessions.
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