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A guide for mentors: Goal Clarity Map for Mentors

How to send the Goal Clarity Map, read it and turn it into a goal together.

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What this guide covers

What it is

From worries to one clear goal

Your mentee lists what bothers them, rates how much they control it and picks one goal.

Where does each point sit?

I hear about decisions too late
My calendar is full of meetings
The reorganisation
Little time for sport
Unclear priorities

GoalBe part of the decisions that affect my work How sure8 / 10

When to send it

Send it after the first meeting

It suits the start of a programme, while the goal is still vague.

After the first meeting it starts from what came up
A vague goal many topics, no focus yet
A heavy stretch to sort what is in their hands

An honest frame

Act where they have control

Act where control is high, adapt where it is low (Forsythe and Compas, 1987).

Their list they name what weighs on them
Control, not blame how much is in their hands
Small parts count even a hard point has a part they can move

Sending it

Send it from your matching

It takes a minute, and your mentee gets an email.

Open your matching

Choose Assign a tool and find the Goal Clarity Map.

Try it as your mentee

Fill it in yourself first; nothing is saved or sent.

Add a short message

Your mentee sees it on their home page and Tools.

Open your matching

Choose Assign a tool and find the Goal Clarity Map.

Assign a toolTool library

All Goals and action

Goal Clarity Map 20 min Wish, Obstacle, Plan 10 min Conversation Map 15 min

Message (optional)Fill it in before Thursday. We will talk it through.

Try it as the mentee Send

Sent. You will get an email when it comes back.

Try it as your mentee

Fill it in yourself first; nothing is saved or sent.

Goal Clarity MapSaved

Step 1 of 2

PreviousNext

Before you send

Every step is filled in. Send answers

Add a short message

Your mentee sees it on their home page and Tools.

Tools to fill in (1)

Goal Clarity MapFrom Rachel Bennett To do See all

1Open your matching

Assign a toolTool library

All Goals and action

Goal Clarity Map 20 min Wish, Obstacle, Plan 10 min Conversation Map 15 min

Message (optional)Fill it in before Thursday. We will talk it through.

Try it as the mentee Send

Sent. You will get an email when it comes back.

2Try it as your mentee

Goal Clarity MapSaved

Step 1 of 2

PreviousNext

Before you send

Every step is filled in. Send answers

3Add a short message

Tools to fill in (1)

Goal Clarity MapFrom Rachel Bennett To do See all

Reading the map

Look at the top right first

Points that bother a lot and sit in their hands are where to start.

Start here bothers 4+ and control 4+
Little control bothers a lot, hard to move
Where it sits me, team, organisation or beyond work

Questions to ask

One question, then a follow-up

People who ask follow-up questions are liked more (Huang and others, 2017).

Which point surprised you on the map? then: what does it tell you?
For a point you hardly control, what small part can you influence? then: what would you try first?
What will be different in three months? then: who would notice it first?

Feedback that helps

Talk about the map, not the person

Feedback can backfire, so keep it on the points and the goal.

1 in 3 Over a third of feedback effects lowered performance in one large review Kluger and DeNisi, 1996

Shaping the goal

Say what they want, not what stops

Approach goals are better for well-being than avoidance goals (Elliot and others, 1997).

What they want not what they want to stop
How they will notice a sign others can see too
A first step below 7 out of 10 sure, make it smaller

After the meeting

Keep track on Mentornity

The answers, your comments and the next steps stay in one place.

Read it at a glance

The start-here point, the hard points and the goal are summed up.

Add next steps

Write what will be done, by whom and by when.

Ask to fill it again

Earlier answers are kept, so you can see the map change.

Read it at a glance

The start-here point, the hard points and the goal are summed up.

Goal Clarity MapSent

At a glance

Start here (bothers 4+, control 4+)I hear about decisions too lateBothers a lot, little control1GoalBe part of the decisions that affect my work

Discussion

On: And the points you hardly control?Which part of the reorganisation could you ask about? Private noteOnly you see this.

Add next steps

Write what will be done, by whom and by when.

Next steps

Ask to join Monday’s planning meeting Mentee By Nov 27 Share how I keep up with decisions Mentor By Dec 4

Mark as discussed Ask to fill again

Earlier answers

Latest · Nov 20 Sent on Oct 2

Ask to fill it again

Earlier answers are kept, so you can see the map change.

Next steps

Ask to join Monday’s planning meeting Mentee By Nov 27 Share how I keep up with decisions Mentor By Dec 4

Mark as discussed Ask to fill again

Earlier answers

Latest · Nov 20 Sent on Oct 2

1Read it at a glance

Goal Clarity MapSent

At a glance

Start here (bothers 4+, control 4+)I hear about decisions too lateBothers a lot, little control1GoalBe part of the decisions that affect my work

Discussion

On: And the points you hardly control?Which part of the reorganisation could you ask about? Private noteOnly you see this.

2Add next steps

Next steps

Ask to join Monday’s planning meeting Mentee By Nov 27 Share how I keep up with decisions Mentor By Dec 4

Mark as discussed Ask to fill again

Earlier answers

Latest · Nov 20 Sent on Oct 2

3Ask to fill it again

Next steps

Ask to join Monday’s planning meeting Mentee By Nov 27 Share how I keep up with decisions Mentor By Dec 4

Mark as discussed Ask to fill again

Earlier answers

Latest · Nov 20 Sent on Oct 2

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Use Mentornity from Claude or ChatGPT

Ask in your own words; your assistant plans meetings, fills in tools and drafts messages.

Connect it once

Add Mentornity in Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP app, then sign in.

Ask in your own words

Plan meetings, fill in a tool or form, find a mentor, reply.

A preview before every change

The assistant shows what will happen; nothing changes until you say yes.

Disconnect any time

It sees only what you see; Settings shows what it did recently.

Connect it once

Add Mentornity in Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP app, then sign in.

Ask in your own words

Plan meetings, fill in a tool or form, find a mentor, reply.

A preview before every change

The assistant shows what will happen; nothing changes until you say yes.

Disconnect any time

It sees only what you see; Settings shows what it did recently.

Your goals and the Academy

Set goals, learn, earn a badge

Track your goals in My development and learn in Mentornity Academy, in your language.

Set your goals

Write what you want to reach and rate it at each check-in.

Badge courses for mentors

Seven skills with short practice, then a 20-question exam.

Guides for mentors and mentees

Research-based guides, a deck for every tool, and decks for your program.

Add your badge to LinkedIn

Pass the exam and share the badge page, valid for two years.

Set your goals

Write what you want to reach and rate it at each check-in.

Badge courses for mentors

Seven skills with short practice, then a 20-question exam.

Guides for mentors and mentees

Research-based guides, a deck for every tool, and decks for your program.

Add your badge to LinkedIn

Pass the exam and share the badge page, valid for two years.

Send the map after your first meeting

Choose a mentee whose goal is still vague and send it this week.

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