Needs Assessment

Converse with your mentee to complete a needs assessment that identifies potential short$-$term and long$-$term goals. Choose five areas that your mentee could improve to help establish their short$-$ and long$-$term goals. The mentee$$s daily life that would benefit from coaching or mentoring techniques. Look for opportunities to identify the mentee's strengths when seeking ways to promote personal progress.

$$Technical skill development

$$Career planning

$$Networking

$$Leadership development

$$Communication skills development

$$Problem$-$solving skills development

$$Conflict resolution$/$difficult conversations

$$Intercultural intelligence

$$Emotional and social intelligence skills development

$$Decision making

$$Teamwork$/$collaboration

$$Flexibility

$$Goal setting

$$Time management

Setting Short$-$Term and Long$-$Term Goals

Develop short$-$term and long$-$term goals with your mentee. It is important to identify areas that could use coaching or mentoring techniques to complete your implementation plan.

Short$-$term goals must reflect the next $6$ months.

Long$-$term goals must reflect $6$ months to $2$ years.