Meaningful Mentorship

Steven C. Echard, IOM, CAE Mary J. Wheatley

Meaningful Mentorship

• What Is A Mentor?

• Case Study

• Pyramid Model

• Mentorship Cycle

• Impact of Mentorship

What a mentor IS NOT

• Your boss

• Networking

• Making a copycat

• Creating a minion

What is a mentor?

• A mentor is a trusted

counselor and guide…

• … and someone you have asked

to mentor you!

Why Mentorship Matters

• Relational

• Educational

• Mutually Beneficial

Thirty Years in the Making!

My Personal Mentorship Journey

My First Mentor: My Mom

• Hard Work • Dedication • Values • Education • Goals

Others I Picked Up Along the Way…

• Consider who helped you get HERE

• It was probably many people

• Who helped shape your path? – Parents – Coaches, Teachers – Peers and Colleagues

The Pyramid Model

The 1/3/10 Pyramid Model

1

3 10

Primary Mentor

Key Advisors

Peer Mentors

BRAINSTORM!

Discuss potential mentors and why with your neighbors

Constructing Your Pyramid

Primary Mentor

Key Advisors

Peer Mentors

• Consider characteristics,

position and influence

• Personality and values also

important

Primary Mentor

• Executive Director of 501(c)(3)

• CAE and IOM credentials

• Experience in medical societies, AMCs

• Encourages professional development

• Values family and work/life balance

Key Advisor 1

• Senior Executive at my current assn

• Previously worked at ASAE

• Knows tons of people in our industry

• Expertise in communications

• Extremely creative thinker

• Excellent communicator

Key Advisor 2

• YAE and deputy executive director

• Medical association

• Experience with my current assn

• Great communicator, open and honest

• Critical thinker and problem solver

Key Advisor 3

• Executive Director @ medical assn

• 20+ years experience in business and

association management

• Previously worked in finance

• Advocate for young professionals and

importance of mentorship

The Mentorship Cycle

INITIATE

Know What You Want

• Conduct your own personal SWOT analysis

• What are your strengths and weaknesses?

• What do you see as upcoming opportunities and threats?

Know What You Need

• An OPEN MIND

• Support and Buy-in

• Commitment

• TIME

• Outline your personal plan

• Logistics and Timeline

• Goals and Skill sets

• Identify potential mentors

• Outline roles they would serve

• Fill in your pyramid!

Developing Your Plan

Just do it: Ask! You never know what it could lead to…

21 years of marriage! Prom, 1986

MAINTAIN

Routine Maintenance

• Check in routinely

• Keep mentor informed

• Create meaningful interactions

• Both individuals benefit

• Both are changed in some way

EVALUATE

Things to Consider

• Are your personalities

a good match?

• Are you both gaining

something from this?

ADAPT

Adapt

• Change your plan as needed

• It should be working for you

• Do you need a new mentor?

• Address any roadblocks

The Cycle Continues…

– Take on protégés

– Everyone has

something to contribute

– Give back!

Now YOU Become the Mentor

• Results in positive career outcomes

• Higher salary, promotions, job satisfaction

• Pyramid model allows exponential growth

• Access to 14 mentors

The Impact of Mentorship

INCEPTION

Questions?

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Thank you!

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