Mentoring: Managing Your Own Development Women In Technology October 27, 2001

Developing, Growing, Learning... Active vs. Passive Concrete Experience Challenge & Reflection New mental models –“I never thought of it that way!” –“I didn’t know I had that assumption.”

Self Awareness Understand What’s Important? –What are my Strengths? –How do I go about performing? Personality Learning Style –What are my Values? See Peter Drucker - Harvard Business Review, Mar-April 1999

Action Planning Begin with a Goal –Strength –Lack of experience –Development area –Compensate for a weak area

Action Planning Does the goal motivate & energize me? Will achieving the goal help me be more effective on my job? Is the goal specific, challenging, and attainable? Does it help me become “who” I want to be? Does it align with a larger mission?