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A guide for mentors: Open Door

How to mentor colleagues who pick you from a pool and book your time.

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What this guide covers

What this guide covers

What this guide covers

What you gain

Mentoring pays you back too

Mentors report more job satisfaction and commitment than colleagues who do not mentor.

  • Job satisfaction higher for mentors
  • Commitment higher for mentors
  • Source Ghosh & Reio, 2013

Your profile

Say what you can help with

Colleagues choose you from a list, so your profile decides who books you.

  • Three problems you have solved at work
  • Topics you are not the right person for
  • Your team, location and languages
  • How long a session with you takes

Limits you can keep

Open only the time you can keep

A small weekly limit and a notice period keep your slots honest in busy months.

Rachel B.Mentor
23/3
Tue 10:00 · Emily P.Booked Wed 15:00 · Ryan C.Booked Thu 11:00Weekly limit reached
3 meetings a week 24 h notice

One question per session

Work on one question per session

A short booking works best when it ends with one decision or one next step.

  • Minutes 0 to 5 their question, in their words
  • Minutes 5 to 20 what happened, then options
  • Minutes 20 to 25 they say the next step

Advice without taking over

Ask first, then offer your view

Show options and label your view as an opinion, so the decision stays theirs.

Handing a colleague on

Pass on what is outside your field

Name one colleague who knows the topic better and say why.

  • Not my area, but our finance lead ran that rollout. A name and a reason.
  • I can try, but I am not sure. Leaves them with a guess.

Doing it on Mentornity

Open your slots on Mentornity

Colleagues book your open times directly, and your calendar keeps busy hours closed.

Open weekly or one-off slots

Set the hours you can give, once or every week.

Connect your calendar

Busy hours stay closed and video links are created automatically.

Colleagues book directly

A booking is confirmed at once, with no approval step.

Leave a short note

A visible note reaches your colleague by email.

Turn on browser notifications

New bookings, changes and messages reach you at once.

Open weekly or one-off slots

Set the hours you can give, once or every week.

Connect your calendar

Busy hours stay closed and video links are created automatically.

Colleagues book directly

A booking is confirmed at once, with no approval step.

Leave a short note

A visible note reaches your colleague by email.

Turn on browser notifications

New bookings, changes and messages reach you at once.

Open two slots this week

Update your profile, open two short slots and see who books them.

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