iMantri is an online exchange and a social network for mentors and mentees. Whether you need mentoring or you can offer mentoring or be a mentee and a mentor at the same time, iMantri can help.
iMantri is in a closed beta with limited access. If you wish to participate in iMantri mentoring network and give us feedback, please write to us at inviteme@imantri.com
iMantri is a mentoring network and your leverage is dependent on your network. With a work email, your colleagues (present and former) will be able to find you easily and also you will be able to join the closed loop networks within your firm. Of course, providing a work email is entirely optional and you may choose to use a personal email ID.
iMantri is driven off competencies and goals as building blocks of mentoring and hence it is essential to pick at least one goal or one competency. You may add/change competencies and goals at any time based on your needs.
Summary profile as the name suggests is a summary of your profile and is intended to be your personal elevator pitch. Without a summary profile, you will not be featured in iMantri member directory and you'll have access to limited functionality. You already joined iMantri - why not spend a few minutes to maximize your benefits?
In real world, all of us have some strengths and some areas where we need to improve. So when you are trying to be a mentor in an area, you emphasize those skills and competencies and elucidate how you can others. Whereas if you are seeking mentorship, then you will focus on areas where you need help and request help. Given the purpose of each activity is different, iMantri allows for two different profiles.
iMantri suggests that you assess your competencies and/or identify your goals and then look for a mentor that matches those criteria. Once you short listed a few mentors, review their profile, rating, testimonials. Or if you know someone within iMantri network, ask them for a referral to a good mentor.
Browse the member gallery; Search using iMantri matching engine; or spread the word in your network for referrals.
Yes, indeed. You can have as many mentors as you feel you need.
No, not at all. You may mentor as many mentees as you possibly can. However, please remember that if you don't keep up your promises, your rating may suffer.
Yes indeed. The whole paradigm of peer to peer mentoring is that each of us has some gifts that we would like to share and at the same time there are areas where we struggle and need help. So the essence of iMantri is all of us coming together to help each other.
No. iMantri does not endorse any mentor (or mentee) not does it do any reference checks on members' claims and/or credentials. Peer rankings, testimonials, your mentoring interactions are some ways you can gauge the mettle of a mentor/mentee. But it's buyer (or user) beware!
The www.imantri.com website is free to sign up and use. There is no fee at all. However, there are two instances you may choose to pay 1) To work with Mentors who charge a fee for their services and 2) For any Premium Features. But you will not be paying iMantri any fee for using the site.
No you don't have to. Just find mentors who are offering their services for free. And avoid working with mentors who are charging a fee. It is a choice you make.
iMantri believes that fee has no bearing on the quality of mentoring. It entirely depends on the mentors' skills, mentees needs, the compatibility of personalities, and the quality of their interactions.
We are a for profit corporation that believes in doing good while doing good! At the moment, we don't have a revenue stream but we will try to make money through a) subscription to premium features b) selective advertising c) keep a portion of the fee that mentors charge and c) corporate licenses. Let us know if you have other ideas or can introduce us to corporations.
Competencies are building blocks that allow us to acquire the knowledge, skill and ability to perform certain tasks. Focusing on your competencies is a good way to build capability and capacity for longer term success.
Take the competency profile questionnaire and assess your competencies and generate a mentoring need analysis. Or you may ask your manager or a peer to help you understand what areas do you need to improve upon.
Yes, you may. However, make sure that you are not overloading yourself. It is better to focus on one or two things and achieve excellence. However, you are free to choose as many competencies as you want.
The initial set of competencies is just that - an initial set. We are open to adding more competencies based on user input. Please take a look at the competencies currently offered and if none of them match your need send us an email at feedback@imantri.com
Many of us work on one or more goals at any given point in time and receiving/providing mentoring around specific goals helps in achieving the set goals.
The initial set of goals is just that - an initial set. We are open to adding more goals based on user input. Please take a look at the goals currently offered and if none of them match your need send us an email at feedback@imantri.com
Yes you may. Ideally the competencies you are working on should get you achieve your goals. However, what competencies and what goals you want to work on is entirely up to you.
Please review iMantri's privacy policy.
You are welcome to use a screen name as well as an "avatar" instead of your picture. iMantri does not mandate use of real names and real pictures. However, when you approach a mentor or a mentee they may want to deal with a real person and may ask you to reveal your real identity.
Be cautious and use discretion before you give out any personal information. iMantri does not validate members nor does it do any reference checks. iMantri's platform facilitates real time web based interactions and in the future we will add IP telephony. Until then discretion is better part of valor.
Advice is a one-time thing, whereas mentoring is a longer-term value. It is the difference between giving fish and teaching a person to fish. Mentoring helps a mentee in developing a core competency, helps in accomplishing a goal and resolving an issue with thoughtful guidance and prudent coaching. Of course sometimes a mentor provides advice to help a mentee get over a particular situation.
iMantri has great respect for SCORE, Big Brothers/Sisters and other such organizations doing a yeoman job in various sectors. iMantri actually is complementary and synergistic and yet different. iMantri is a peer-to-peer network of equals mentoring each other (while of course there may be some professionals); a platform to facilitate mentoring interactions; and a social network for members to congregate. In fact, members of SCORE can participate on iMantri and such organizations may use a white label version of iMantri for their own mentoring interactions.
