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Long Term Mentoring Program- Mentee’s Guide

Responsibilities in the Mentoring Relationship:

• Take the initiative (i.e. schedule meetings, set agenda)
• Be respectful of your Mentor’s time
• Be flexible around meeting times
• Understand your Mentor’s time commitment
• Come prepared to meetings
• Set personal goals and discuss them with your mentor
• Be honest, realistic and clear about your expectations
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ask questions and listen to answers with an open mind
• Commit and take action on suggestions and recommendations
• Ask for feedback

Activities to Consider:

• Plan to meet with your Mentor at OpenStack Meetups, Summits, Mid-cycles!
• Volunteer for a community project that lends itself to the development of the identified skill (i.e. project management, effective meeting skills).
• Become familiar with published models designed to increase career effectiveness (e.g., situational leadership, conflict resolution, management task cycle, wheel of influence, etc.).
• Try Toastmasters for developing presentation skills.
• Have lunch with others who have similar skill interests/experience.
• Read the same book as your Mentor, share learning and application ideas.
• Agree to join in some mutually interesting activity with your Mentor.