Your competences as a mentor

Score yourself 1 to 5 (5 being high) on the following statements. If you will find it useful, ask people, whose opinion you trust, what they would say.

1. I have reflected deeply on my professional experience
2. I have reflected deeply on my experience of life
3. I invest time in my professional development
4. I believe that the need to keep learning is an essential competence for a leader
5. I have a strong track record of developing my direct reports
6. I try to be a good coach to my direct reports
7. I see mentoring as an opportunity to learn from someone with a different perspective
8. I see mentoring as an opportunity to have some of my assumptions challenged
9. I understand the politics of my business or profession
10. I am able to act authentically in a politicised environment
11. I am able to help someone else see the big picture
12. I have a good sense of humour
13. I am good at listening
14. I am good at using story to explain things
15. I have the patience to help someone else articulate their concerns
16. I have a strong belief that everyone has potential to achieve more
17. I understand my own and other people’s emotions
18. I am able to express my own emotions
19. I challenge assumptions and behaviours I think are wrong
20. I am able to help other people set and work towards challenging goals
21. I recognise that it’s more important for someone to find their own career path than to follow mine
22. I like to have intelligent, creative conversations
23. I prefer to help people work things out for themselves, rather than tell them what to do
24. I realise that my experience isn’t always relevant to someone from a different generation
25. I have the skill to listen more than I talk

© David Clutterbuck, 2014