Qualities to Look for in a Mentor

A desire to develop and help others. A good mentor is sincerely interested in helping someone else without any “official” reward. Good mentors do it because they genuinely want to see someone else succeed.
The ability and availability to commit real time and energy to the mentoring relationship. Good intentions aren’t enough—mentoring takes time!
Current and relevant industry or organizational knowledge, expertise, and/or skills. The best mentors have deep knowledge in an area that the mentee wishes to develop.

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Importance of Mentoring

The benefits of mentoring are myriad. For individuals, studies show that good mentoring can lead to greater career success, including promotions, raises, and increased opportunit...

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Mentees Need to BE

Committed to expanding their capabilities and focused on achieving professional results.
Clear about their career goals, needs, and wants.
Willing to ask for help, show vulnerability, and explore diff...

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Qualities to Look for in a Mentor

A willingness to share failures and personal experiences. Mentors need to share both their “how I did it right” and their “how I did it wrong” stories.

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Just as there are specific characteristics of a successful mentor, there are attributes and sensibilities that make for a good mentee. This is important, because mentees must remember that mentors are doing this from the goodness of their heart, so being a good mentee is the best way to ensure th...

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What Makes A Good Mentor

A good mentor needs to be more than just a successful individual. A good mentor must have the disposition and desire to develop other people. It requires a willingness to reflect on and share one’s own experiences, including one’s failures. Great mentors must be able to both “talk the talk” and “...

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Mentoring Relationship

Contact and response times: Who contacts whom? How? What are acceptable response times?
Meetings: Where, when, and how often? Are you meeting in person? On the phone? Virtually?
Confidentiality: What’s shareable and what isn’t?
Focus: What are the parameters of the...

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