Benefits

Mentoring can help staff in many different ways depending on their own goals. It helps us to deliver to our full potential by providing:

• Support & encouragement, the learning & sharing of knowledge
• Greater self / new-found confidence & self-awareness
• Increase cross unit networking
• Increase inclusivity across the university
• Help with understanding how UCC works – formal & informal
• Achieve a greater work-life balance 
• New insights
• Assimilate into their surroundings and new role (where relevant) 

Principles

• Mentee led process
• Goal oriented (concrete goals)
• No line management relationship between mentee & mentor
• Safe environment of openness, trust, confidentiality & mutual support
• Both parties respectful of each other’s time, experience & difference
• Partnership approach
• No hidden agendas & non judgemental
• Confidential process between mentee & mentor

Confidentiality

The content of the discussion is completely confidential between mentee and mentor. Confidentiality would only be broken if one was particularly concerned for the wellbeing of the individual.