No matter how well you articulate mentoring goals, define the process and celebrate milestones, finding the path- the rhythm- of a mentoring relationship takes time. This is why enabling, the third phase, takes the longest to complete.
Mentoring unfolds in many different ways. While some relationships just seem to flow, others meander. What makes the difference? (more…)
People often underestimate the importance of the the second phase of the mentoring cycle, negotiating. Mentoring partners who have known each other a while or share a power/status differential in the relationship are most apt to skip this phase. Often, as a result, mentoring partners end up disappointed that the relationship doesn’t work out as anticipated. (more…)
Getting your relationship started on the right foot is important to the success of your mentoring relationship. It requires that you make time to prepare yourself and to engage in a mentoring conversation that focuses on preparing the relationship. (more…)
Tina, the marketing manager of a large manufacturing company, ran a department plagued by employee complaints and excessive turnover. (more…)
We want others to be worthy of our trust and become resentful when, by their actions or lack thereof, they breach our trust. We then expect them to repair the relationship. When we don’t see them making an effort to do so, we become even more disillusioned. (more…)
Trust is the glue that holds relationships together. It is the foundation for everything else the follows – the willingness to listen, believe, follow, engage and invest ourselves in others. (more…)
