b'TRAINING & EDUCATIONthat mentor will offer. try to give them solutions, Denny Facebook provides a virtual boardexplained.Manyask,Iwantto thatlistsmentorsandmenteesongrow my business, so we explore the group; when both parties agreehow good a handle the mentee has tomentorshipandarepairedup,on their business, for starters.thementeecomesofftheboard.Dennyhasareadinglistthat They have to re-up if they want toheshareswithmentees.Healso try with a different mentor or get arecommendsmenteesuseNTCA separate perspective from someoneUniversity as a resource; vouchers else, Denny said. members receive in the Partnering Heobservedthatyouarewit- for Success program can be used nessingreal-timelearningwithtowardsNTCAUniversitycourse-theFacebookMentorPrograminwork.BecauseDennyalsoisa the NTCA Members Only group.mentor on the Tile Geeks Facebook Dennyhasbeenworkingwithpage,hesaid,NTCAUniversity sevenpeopleinthepastfewis a good way to expose people to months.TheprocessincludesaNTCA in general. One guy joined get-to-know-you process in whichand he said Im in the NTCA, what mentors and mentees learn aboutdo I do? So I walked him through eachotherandtheirbusinessesthe process. likeprimarybusiness,numberMentorsandmenteesmostly ofemployees,annualvolume.communicateonMessengeras Facebook gives a mentor a list oftimeallows,thoughsometimes steps to follow to guide the menteethere are also phone calls. Denny through the process. These include: letshismenteesknowwhathis 1.Gettoknoweach other(withsugges-tions on how to do that)2. Agree on a goal for the mentee3. Have a plan4. Check in 5. Discuss progress6. Keep it going7. Celebrate progress8. Look aheadThementorasks, WhatisyourgreatestThe mentorship process includes a get-to-know-you needinbusinessrightprocess in which mentors and mentees learn about each other and their businesseslike primary business, num-now? and from there,ber of employees, annual volume.52TileLetter | August 2020'