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Build |
Erode |
| Trust |
- Be honest; who you are and what you are about
- Demonstrate respect in all interactions
- Keep commitments; be flexible and accessible
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- Being Closed about yourself
- Be unprepared for one-on-one mentoring
- Lose composure while with your mentor
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| Confidentiality |
- Agree on boundaries
- Summarise agreements and next steps
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- Share portion of mentor conversation with others
- Trivia and Resistance to be completely open
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| Communication |
- Be timely with your thoughts and opinions
- Be present and attentive to your mentor
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- Lack of Focus on the one-on-one meetings
- Ask closed-end questions and demand “the answers”
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| Courage |
- Provide specific, actionable feedback to your mentor around the relationship, your needs, etc.
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- Reluctant to voice a concern
- Going through the motions versus sharing with your mentor “how you really feel”
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