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On May 23, 2016, at 9:49 PM,
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<nalini(_dot_)elkins(_at_)insidethestack(_dot_)com> wrote:
Our "remote meeting" efforts address the participation in discussions, but
they are still a bit dry. We do have mentoring efforts, but they seem to
only happen during meetings.
Just FYI, we have remote mentoring Proof of Concept started with Internet
Draft Review Teams. I know we will have some false starts but I have great
hopes for this initiative. Quite a few teams are forming.
I see people from Latin America helping people in China and India. I,
myself, will be doing a webcast with India and Singapore later this week.
We need to figure out what works and what does not before scaling this
initiative. This type of mentoring will be all year round and not tied to
meetings.
From my own experience mentoring, structure and setting expectations for both
the mentee and mentor are critical. I don't think these guidelines have been
used yet, but they have helped other programs build successful mentor
relationships:
- mentee is expected to schedule each meeting
- mentee is expected to come ready with a set of questions and objectives for
each meeting
- mentee should provide follow up with results from advice or discussion
These guidelines apply for remote or face to face and should be pretty obvious
how they help both sides, so I won't get into that.
Thanks,
Kathleen
Again, in Proof of Concept stage. But, quite promising.
Nalini