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| .ASSESSMENT: |
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To be a mentor, you should: |
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Have a wealth of experience and knowledge in your field. |
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Have a desire to help others attain their potential. |
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Have a high position in your organization. |
| 2) | It's best to mentor someone who: |
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Reports directly to you. |
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Is two or three levels below you in the organization. |
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May be anywhere in the organization but is someone with whom you relate well. |
| 3) | To choose someone to mentor, you should look for a person with: |
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Enthusiasm for learning and trying new things. |
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High potential for moving up in the organization. |
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Skills and knowledge that are unrecognized in the organization. |
| 4) | As a mentor, the best thing you can do is: |
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Guide your mentee up the corporate ladder. |
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Teach your mentee the necessary knowledge and skills to get a better job. |
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Open your mentee's eyes to a wide range of options and experiences. |
| 5) | If your mentee needs help solving a problem, one good approach is to: |
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Share your own comparable experiences. |
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Offer the mentee options for solving it. |
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Discuss it with the mentee's supervisor. |
| 6) | If you think your mentee is about to make a big mistake, the best thing for you to do is: |
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Say nothing. Mistakes are how people learn. |
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Advise your mentee against doing what you think would be a mistake. |
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Guide your mentee into seeing the results of the proposed behavior. |
| 7) | If a job opens up that reports to you and your mentee wants it, you should: |
| 8) | You should generously share with your mentee your knowledge of: |
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Company politics. |
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The company's present and future direction. |
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The idiosyncrasies of the leaders of the organization. |
| 9) | If your mentee is having difficulty getting cooperation from people outside her own department, it is reasonable for her to ask you to: |
| 10) | If you come to realize your mentee will never be able to rise high in your organization, you should: |
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Help him accept his limitations. |
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Find her a job elsewhere. |
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Help him identify realistic options both inside and outside the company. |
Would you like to help a newcomer by sharing your knowledge and skills? This quiz will reveal how ready you are to become a mentor and provide some tips for building the most profitable mentor-mentee relationship.