Rules of Engagement

Rules of Engagement

October 23 – 2020

Mentorship is an investment. Mentors and Mentees alike invest their time. Mentors do so to share their experiences and help the next generation benefit from their successes and failures. Mentees to enable themselves to become better version of themselves. Just like any investment, it needs to be managed, protected and maximized.

CMN has adopted 4 basic Rules of Engagement to help each of you realize your best yield:

Rule # 1 – Be respectful of time

Both Mentors and Mentees are busy people, often with families at home, busy careers and other aspects of life that make time very valuable. Arriving at your meeting on time, whether in person or virtually, is a minimum expectation. neither of you should be sitting and waiting for the other in order to get the meeting going.

While it is easy to email or text often in regards to issues you are facing, please realize that your mentor can’t be replying to emails or answering your calls all day, every day. Thats what your meetings are for! Try to use your monthly time together as efficiently as possible to ensure everyone’s time is respected.

Rule # 2 – Be prepared

Thoughtful preparation of an agenda in advance of the meeting is a critical piece to being prepared for your monthly time together. For more info, click the link below…Agenda Preparation

Rule # 3 – Be Focused

CMN is committed to ensuring your mentoring relationship works! One way to ensure that happens is to be 100% present during your meetings. This means – put your phone away. Try to avoid emailing, texting, answering phone calls or thinking about your next meeting. Instead, please listen, participate, and engage. You will likely find that to be relatively relaxing as compared to the rest of your day!

Rule # 4 – Be Transparent

John Maxwell said, “All leaders make mistakes. That’s simply part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.” That, and the willingness to share those experiences is a big part of what makes those leaders – great Mentors. Those shared experiences can be big difference makers for a Mentee as they navigate challenging issues that they may be facing. This may be the singles most powerful part of a healthy Mentor/Mentee relationship.