Mentor

A Mentor is a person in a role of providing mentorship (to a mentee).

• Context:
  • They can (typically) be Empathic, Good Listeners, ...
  • They can (typically) do not Prejudge, Talk a lots, ...
  • They can range from being an Effective Mentor to being an Ineffective Mentor.
  • They can have a Mentor Mindset.
  • They can ask Questions, such as:
    • “What does going forward in your career look like?"
    • “What's preventing you from achieving your goal?"
    • …
  • They can help to increase the mentee's exposure and expanding their network.
  • They can assist them with missing skills (e.g. via shadowing).
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Coach.
  • Boss.
• See: Conversationalist.

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References

2018

• https://www.washington.edu/doit/what-role-mentor
  • QUOTE: ... A mentor is a person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and modeling positive behaviors. An effective mentor understands that his or her role is to be dependable, engaged, authentic, and tuned into the needs of the mentee. ...

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