The Mentor Guide
How to guide without directing, and how to know which role the moment needs.
[ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM ]
Build people, not copies.
A mentorship framework for leaders who want talent that thinks for itself. Built and run inside an enterprise marketing team.
Eight questions. Find out which role you actually default to.
[ THE PROBLEM ]
Most mentorship fails quietly.
The mentor talks.
The mentee nods.
Nothing changes.
Good intentions aren't the issue. Structure is. Mentors default to the role they're most comfortable in, and most never notice which one that is.
[ THREE ROLES ]
Leading, mentoring and coaching are different jobs.
The clearest tell is how much of the conversation is yours.
70%Speaking
30%Listening
Mentor
Advise, consult, guide and help.
Every role is right some of the time. Which one are you stuck in?
Take the quiz[ THE PROGRAM ]
Two sides of one relationship.
Each side gets a job and a tool to do it.
The Development Plan
A workbook that turns ambition into a plan the mentee owns.
- Step 1Self-discovery
- Step 2360° view
- Step 3Who you really are
- Step 4SMART goals
- Step 5Action plan
- Step 6Review and adjust
The full framework is shared in the workshop.
[ RESULTS ]
What happened when we ran it.
[X]%
[Outcome, e.g. mentees promoted or moved into a new role within 12 months]
[X]
[Outcome, e.g. development plans completed end to end]
[X]%
[Outcome, e.g. retention of mentored team members]
[Short quote from a mentee about what changed for them.]
[Role, anonymized]
[ FORMATS ]
Ways to run it.
Scoped as bounded projects, sized to your team.
The toolkit
The mentor guide and development plan, ready to roll out internally.
For teams with mentors already in place
Mentor workshop
A working session on the roles, the philosophy and the plan.
For new or first-time mentors
Guided cohort
A facilitated rollout with a kickoff, midpoint review and close-out.
For organizations launching a program