1. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 How to become a PLATO mentor Tips and practical experiences Gilbert Grymonprez Alcatel / GGC PLATO

2. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 How to become a good mentor ? Colleague - mentor SME Group / Sessions Coordinator Your Company

3. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 Your Company Colleague - mentor SME Group / Sessions Coordinator Your Company

4. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 Your Company Know the expectations. Be aware of the impact on your daily work. Make arrangements inside your company. Inform your boss and your colleagues.

5. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 Your Colleague-mentor Colleague - mentor SME Group / Sessions Coordinator Your Company

6. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 Your colleague-mentor It’s good to know each other. Talk about your own expectations. Be open : strengths / weaknesses Agree clearly about the assignements.

7. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Small/Medium Enterprises SME Colleague - mentors SME Group / Sessions Coordinator Your Company

8. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The SME : What do you know about them ? Via Plato coordination Via a visit on the workfloor Via the teambuilding weekend Via the sessions Via informal talks

9. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The SME : Visit on the workfloor (1) Visit them, together with your colleague mentor. Make an appointment during working hours. Foresee enough time for a tour on the shopfloor. Visit them before the teambuilding weekend Your task is to break the ice.

10. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The SME : Visit on the workfloor (2) You can learn a lot about : –Customer orientation –Cleanliness /quality aspects –Time management –Image –Internal organisation Prepare a list of questions.

11. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The SME : Visit on the workfloor (3) Be informed about practical arrangements with respect to parent activities. SME ≠ Big Company (Multinational) Make a round-up after the visits. Do that, together with your colleague- mentor. Write down your first impressions. Inform the Plato-coordinator immediatly when you have doubts about some participant.

12. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Small/Medium Enterprises SME Colleague - mentor SME Group / Sessions Coordinator Your Company

13. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The group : Teambuilding weekend First contact between participants. That weekend is very important for the group loyalty. Individual expectations are discussed. Competences in the group are revealed here. Opportunity to make arrangements concerning the way of working together.(Standing rules)

14. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Sessions (1) Some tips Make up a program for 6 months. Do not overload the agenda. Avoid theoretical approaches. Have a fall back program. Optimise administration asap. Agree about the standing rules.

15. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Sessions (2) Standing rules e.g. about following items : Fixed date and hour to start the meeting. How to communicate ? Confirmation required. No smoking, no mobile phones...during the meeting. Secrecy guaranteed.....

16. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Sessions (3) Prepare the session Select the speaker ( via coordinator, via own network, via participants ). Inform the speaker about specific questions, expectations or points of interest. Ask for the needs of the speaker ( beamer? flipchart ?..). Fix the location, and provide the required tools. Send the invitations / collect the confirmations. Think about remuneration of the speaker.

17. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Sessions (4) During the session Define the roles of the different mentors –Introduction of the speaker –Watch the process –Timing –Informal moments Observe the involvement of the different participants. Stimulate interaction between participants. Inform / reorient the speaker if necessary Make room for informal meetings during break or after the session

18. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Sessions (5) After the sessions Evaluate the session via written forms or via informal talks. Keep an eye on absentees. Arrange informal meetings or events

19. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 The Small/Medium Enterprises SME Colleague - mentor SME Group / Sessions Coordinator Your Company

20. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 Plato co-ordinator Can provide information about participants. Can help with the selection of speakers. Can help when there are problems within a group. Can stimulate contacts between the mentors Expects evaluation reports Appreciates the enthusiastic cooperation of the mentors.

21. Gilbert Grymonprez june 2010 I am always prepared to share my experience with you : Gilbert Grymonprez tel + 32 478 26 25 07 gilbert.grymonprez@telenet.be