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Mentoring Styles: Factors Which Determine Style

This document discusses different mentoring styles. It identifies that a mentor's temperament and perception of mentoring can determine their style. Directive styles can become manipulative while non-directive styles are gentle. An ideal style is functional, adapting to the needs of the mentee and using both mentee-centered and performance-centered approaches. Grace-givers inspire and empower through kind words while truth-tellers inform and instruct with hard words. The ultimate model is Jesus, who knew when to encourage or instruct and was both authoritative and a servant leader.

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Mentoring Styles: Factors Which Determine Style

This document discusses different mentoring styles. It identifies that a mentor's temperament and perception of mentoring can determine their style. Directive styles can become manipulative while non-directive styles are gentle. An ideal style is functional, adapting to the needs of the mentee and using both mentee-centered and performance-centered approaches. Grace-givers inspire and empower through kind words while truth-tellers inform and instruct with hard words. The ultimate model is Jesus, who knew when to encourage or instruct and was both authoritative and a servant leader.

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John Mallison 18.

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Mentoring Styles
Factors Which Determine Style
Our temperament - affects ...the manner in which
we act, feel and think.
Our perception of mentoring
mentoree-centred, concerned mainly with his
or her personal development and well-being
performance-centred, getting a task done well

Directive and Non-directive Styles
Directive mentors can often become
manipulative, keeping the mentoree in a highly
dependent role. (Not all unhelpful.)
Non-directive mentors act gently and
reassuringly.

John Mallison 18.2
Mentoring Styles cont...
Functional Style
A functional mentor responds to
the needs of the mentoree in varying situations.
Flexible in their styles.
Both mentoree- and performance-centred.
Holistic in their approach

Grace-Givers and Truth-Tellers
Grace-giving the art of empowering or
encouraging
someone in their ministry or their station in life.
Truth-telling is the art of informing someone
about objective reality.

John Mallison 18.3
Grace-
givers
Friend Cheerleader
Kind
words
Suggests Listens Process
Truth
tellers
Boss Supervisor
Hard
words
Assigns Tells Product
John Mallison 18.4

Personal development - Performance


Being - Doing


Process - Outcome

John Mallison 18.5
Grace-Givers & Truth-Tellers

Grace-Givers - Inspire
- Empower
- Encourage
- Mentoree-centred

Truth-Tellers - Inform
- Give advice
- Instruct
- Direct
- Performance-centred
John Mallison 18.6
Jesus Style
Our ultimate model of style
Jesus knew how to respond to the ever-changing
situation of his disciples
A servant leader but authoritative
Spoke encouraging words but reprimanded
Listened but knew when to instruct
Cheered on
Full of grace and truth (J ohn 1:14)




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