Come along to our latest national networking event, which this month is hosted by ABM Ambassador Siobhan Lavelle.

This month’s topic is…dealing with the reluctant mentee.

We’ve all been there. Things seem to be going well with our mentee: they’ve said they want to work together and you have started to explore their goals and how to work towards them. Then things change: they cancel calls and don’t move forward with the actions that they’ve agreed will make a difference.

What do we do when we’re supporting a mentee who doesn’t seem committed to supporting their own progress? During this interactive session, we’ll have the chance to share our own stories about the reluctant mentee and the warning signs that indicate a mentee is disengaging from the process. We’ll discuss how this impacts us as mentors, and explore tools and techniques to keep our mentees (and ourselves) motivated and on track.

A combination of group discussion and breakout rooms will give everyone a chance to contribute. Attendees will leave the session with a toolbox of ideas to put into practice if we feel a mentee is losing enthusiasm.