Welcome To Leadership

Thank you for your contributions to TNT and helping us grow our organization! You've been selected as your chapter's mentor. Please read the responsibilities for this position below. This page will cover what is expected of you during your time in this leadership role and give you some pointers for getting started in leadership.

As your Chapter's Mentor, you are the resource for your fellow networking partners who are new to TNT and Networking alike. You will guide and support people who have been interviewed and have successfully submitted their application and application fee to join your chapter.

What Do Mentors Do

• Meet with any new members and establish yourself as a go-to person if they have any questions about networking or TNT.
• If you know a member is new to networking, offer to meet with them and give them advice on how to network, how to give a 60-second commercial, etc.
• Help new members who may be shy get comfortable networking around the room and offer friendly advice when needed.
• At the end of the meeting, give a motivational or inspiring quote and explain how it can be applied to networking or business.

Be Your Chapter's Success Partner

When an Applicant begins their Application Period, you need to be the first point of contact. Schedule an outside meeting with them within a few days of their Application Period beginning and a 2nd, 3rd and 4th meeting for the upcoming weeks, as well as the New Member Training (last Monday of each month at 7:00 pm).

The first meeting, you will go through the digital Success Guide with the Applicant, page by page, with emphasis on the following:

1. Review Code of Ethics. Explain that they must attend the New Member Training on Zoom, which is on the last Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. After they have attended and are inducted, they will be added to the speaker rotation.
2. Policies and Procedures- Let the Applicant know they should read this and let you know if they have questions.
3. Explain how TNT utilizes Discord and Facebook.
4. MOM points- Just briefly review; let the Applicant know they don’t need to track these, but they should use the info to set goals.
5. Remaining forms- Let the Applicant know they should read these, but they will be covered in some detail on the New Member Training Zoom call. Encourage the Applicant to write down their 60-second commercial and practice to feel more comfortable. Explain that preparation is key for the 10-minute presentation, as well.
6. Take a blank Outside Meeting slip and a Referral slip from your chapter meeting. Explain in detail how to fill these out. LEAVE these with the Applicant and encourage them to carry these slips with them and fill them out as they have meetings or have referrals to pass so they are completed prior to the next meeting. ***This can be shared with your chapter for each of them to also do, during your Mentor Moment or wrap-up. In addition, the Applicant should be given a meeting Agenda and a Chapter Roster and explained the importance of each. This is to prepare them for their chapter meeting so they know exactly what to expect.

During the second meeting, you will lead a proper outside meeting as is described in the Success Guide document, Outside Meetings.

For the third and fourth meetings, invite another TNT member(s) to join and have a group outside meeting. Guide and support the Applicant, as needed. Another option for a fourth meeting would be to cross-network with the Applicant or connect the Applicant with another chapter member for this purpose.

After the fourth meeting/cross networking opportunity, the Applicant is ready to schedule OSMs and conduct them on their own. You will remain available for support, as needed. At this point, the Application Period is ending and they are ready to be inducted into your chapter.