Mentoring and coaching tools

26 short exercises a mentor sends and a mentee fills in. Each has a guide for the mentor and one for the mentee.

  1. 1The mentor picks a tool from the library and sends it with a short message.
  2. 2The mentee fills it in step by step; the answers are saved as they go.
  3. 3Both see the answers, comment on any part and agree the next steps.
  4. 4Only the two of them see the answers, not the program admins.

Working together

Working Agreement

15 min

Agree on goals, a meeting rhythm and a few ground rules early on. You both know what to expect.

Sources (2)
  • MENTOR (2025). Elements of Effective Practice, 5th edition.
  • Bordin (1979), working alliance concept: goals, tasks, bond.

Relationship Check-in

3 min

Four quick ratings on how your work together is going. Repeat it every month or so to see the trend.

Sources (2)
  • Bordin (1979), working alliance concept: goals, tasks, bond.
  • Graßmann, Schölmerich & Schermuly (2020). Human Relations, 73(1).

Closing and Celebration

15 min

Look back at your goals, name what you gained and say thank you. Your work together ends on a clear, good note.

Sources (1)
  • MENTOR (2025). Elements of Effective Practice, 5th edition. Endings: element 12.

Self-knowledge

Balance Wheel

10 min

Rate eight areas of life now and as you would like them. The gaps show where to start.

A common practice with no study behind it, offered as a reflection tool.

Goals and action

Wish, Obstacle, Plan

10 min

Name a wish, picture the best outcome, find what inside you gets in the way, and plan for it with if-then sentences.

Sources (2)
  • Gollwitzer & Sheeran (2006). Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38. Meta-analysis of if-then plans, 94 tests, d = 0.65.
  • Wang, Wang & Gai (2021). Frontiers in Psychology, 12. Meta-analysis, 21 studies, N = 15,907, g = 0.34.

Conversation Map

15 min

Talk one topic through: where you are, where you want to be, what already works, and one first step.

Sources (1)
  • Grant (2012). Solution-focused coaching questions.

Decision Balance

15 min

Weigh one decision: what you and people close to you gain or lose, how you would feel about yourself, and how others would see it.

Sources (3)

Career and network

Support Network Map

15 min

Place the people who support you on three rings and mark the role each one plays. The empty roles show whom to look for.

Sources (3)

Reflection

Learning from Experience

15 min

Take one recent experience and think it through: what happened, what it means, and what you will do next time.

Sources (3)

Venture

Customer Interviews

20 min

Plan your questions, then log each interview. The summary shows how many people really have the problem.

Sources (1)
  • Fitzpatrick (2013). The Mom Test. Practice guide.

Pitch Rehearsal

20 min

Plan your slides with a time for each, then rehearse against the clock. Each run is kept so you can see the change.

Sources (2)

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