134 The Mentor’s Guide

EXERCISE 5.1
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Mentor’s Worksheet for Evaluating Mentee Goals

Answer the following questions to gauge the clarity of your mentee’s goals.

Specific
What is the mentee trying to accomplish in this relationship?

Are the mentee’s goals specific, concrete, and clear?

Measurable
Are the goals capable being of measured?

In what ways can success be measured?

Action Oriented
Are the goals proactive?

What results should you be able to see when the mentee’s goals are accomplished?

What concrete things will the mentee be able to do as a result of accomplishing the goals identified?

Realistic
Are goals achievable?

Are there other resources that need to be available in order to achieve the goals?

Timely
Is the time allocated for accomplishing learning goals reasonable?

Will the mentee be able to achieve the learning goals within the duration of our mentoring
relationship?

Source: Adapted from Smith (1995).

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