Open-Ended Questions to Ask at First Mentoring Meeting
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Questions to Ask of Each Other |
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What are you looking for in this mentoring relationship? |
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What do you hope to gain? |
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What can I do to support the way that you work or think? |
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How do you like to communicate and how would you like to be communicated with? |
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What do I need to know about you that will help make this mentoring relationship successful for you? |
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How long should we engage in this mentoring relationship? How will we know the mentoring relationship has come to an end? |
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From Mentor to Mentee |
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Why is this important to you? |
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What kind of support are you looking for specifically? |
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How do you learn best? |
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How do you like to be celebrated and acknowledged? |
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How can I help you create mileposts for your goals and timelines for when to meet them? |
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How else can I be of support to you? |
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From Mentee to Mentor |
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How can you best support me in reaching my goals? |
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How will you help me stay on track and assess whether I am achieving my goals? |
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What resources do you have available that could be of use to me? |
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Who can you connect me with that may help me in achieving my goals? |
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How have you helped someone with a similar issue? |
The 2023 AAHA Mentoring Guidelines are generously supported by Chewy Health and Merck.
