Being a Good Mentor
With Sanyin Siang
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Duration: 40m
Skill level: General
Released: 3/9/2026
Course details
Description
What is this course about?
Get practical, proven advice for mentors from Sanyin Siang, a globally recognized expert in coaching and mentoring. In this course, designed uniquely for people managers, discover skills to analyze your role as a mentor and apply strategies to build rapport, trust, and open communication with a mentee. Along the way, Sanyin shows you how to develop a mentee’s task-related and interpersonal skills while also helping them build resilience and practice sound decision-making. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to adapt your mentoring approach to navigate obstacles and sustain a supportive, growth-oriented mentoring relationship. You’ll also learn how the same skills apply to your leadership development.This course includes AI-powered Role Play. Role Play allows you to practice what you’ve learned in interactive simulations of real-world conversations.
Instructor
Who teaches this course?
Sanyin Siang is a CEO advisor, professor at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, and executive director of Duke University's Coach K Leadership & Ethics Center. Her thought leadership has appeared in The New York Times Forbes, Wall Street Journal, and Fortune.Objectives
What will I be able to do by the end of this course?
- Distinguish between effective and ineffective mentoring practices for supporting a mentee’s growth.
- Apply strategies to build rapport, trust, and strong communication to foster a productive mentoring relationship.
- Develop a mentee’s task-related and interpersonal skills by using goal-setting, feedback, and coaching techniques.
- Evaluate and adapt mentoring approaches to address challenges, overcome obstacles, and sustain long-term mentee development.
Audience
Who is this course for?
- People managers
- Team leaders
- Aspiring mentors and coaches
Prerequisites
What do I need to know before taking this course?
- Basic understanding of leadership and management principles
- Experience with supervising or managing teams (recommended, but not required)
Skills you’ll gain
Earn a sharable certificate
Share what you’ve learned, and be a standout professional in your desired industry with a certificate showcasing your knowledge gained from the course.
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Meet the instructor
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William Shorten (PCC)
William Shorten (PCC)
Creating safe spaces to enable individuals and teams to learn, grow and develop. When not doing that cycling, reading and drinking wine...
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- Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone
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