<ul><li>Teacher: being a role model, provides information, and understands what the mentee needs.</li><li>Sponsor: helping the mentee with opportunities and promotes the mentee's skills to others.</li><li>Cheerleader: serves as a motivation and challenge at the same time to help the mentee improve.</li><li>Counselor: listening, clarifying, and giving the mentee advice.</li><li>Friend: engaging in more than a professional relationship to support the mentee in his personal and professional growth.</li></ul>

Roles of a Mentor

There are basically 5 roles mentors play:
1. Teacher:&nbsp; This involves modeling behavior, providing information, etc., to understand better what the mentoree is seeking from the mentoring relationship.
2. Sponsor:&nbsp; This involves helping the mentoree to open doors, referring the mentoree to others, promoting the mentoree's talents.
3. Cheerleader:&nbsp; This involves inspiring the mentoree to achieve what they can, challenging the mentoree in their assumptions and encouraging them in their development.
4. Counselor:&nbsp; This involves listening, probing to discover the key issues affecting the mentoree's success, clarifying, and advising.
5. Friend:&nbsp; This involves accepting the mentoree for who they are and engaging in a more personal relationship that supports the mentoree in their personal and professional growth.
What role would you prefer in your mentoring relationship?

5 Key Roles Mentors Play

Roles of a Mentor

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