Purpose of this document IBAHCM recognises the importance of mentoring for supporting staff throughout their career progression. While there is a wealth of information on mentoring available from both inside and outside of the University, it can be difficult for mentors and mentees to find out exactly what mentoring entails. The purpose of this document is to provide a compact ‘toolkit’ to guide mentors and mentees within IBAHCM on how to promote an effective mentoring relationship. We have extracted information widely available for staff from the University’s Human Resources pages on what we think is the most useful information mentors and mentees need to know, and provided links where more in depth information can be found. What is Mentoring? Mentoring is a relationship between two people; the mentor and the mentee. As a mentor, you pass on valuable skills, knowledge and insights to your mentee to help them develop their career or achieve a better work-life balance. Mentoring can help the mentee feel more confident and self-supporting. Mentees can also develop a clearer sense of what they want in their careers and their personal lives. They will develop greater self-awareness. Mentoring within the University allow staff the time with an experienced colleague to explore various issues, such as career progression, work-life balance and career paths. These pages will focus on mentoring in general. Benefits of Mentoring The benefits of mentoring within academia in the support of junior academics who are not in permanent positions has been increasingly recognised, and mentoring can bring a variety of benefits to both mentee and mentor. The BBSRC recently published a document called “Academic Career Mentoring And Best Practice For Formal Mentoring Programmes” which contains additional information on the benefits of mentoring (http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/documents/1609-bbsrc-review-mentoring-best-practice/).
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A short guide for mentors and mentees to promote effective mentoring
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