Tools from the book

These are the templates The Accidental Mentee refers to in Chapters 6 and 8. Each one is a free, printable PDF. Fill them in by hand, or use them as a model for your own notes.

The Five-Line Agenda

Five lines to write the day before you meet your mentor, so the hour goes where you need it. Includes a blank template and a worked example. Chapter 6

Download the Five-Line Agenda (PDF, 2 pages)

Running Topic List

Somewhere to catch the small things that come up between sessions, so you never sit down to write an agenda with nothing to put on it. Chapter 6

Download the Running Topic List (PDF, 1 page)

Decision Log

One line after each session, recording what was decided. Over a year, it shows what the relationship has actually produced. Chapter 6

Download the Decision Log (PDF, 1 page)

Feedback Record

Sort each piece of feedback with three questions (is it true, is it useful now, is it mine to act on?) and keep track of what you did with it. Includes a worked example. Chapter 8

Download the Feedback Record (PDF, 2 pages)

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