The 16 Laws of Mentoring are intended to assure the long-term stability of the relationship between the mentor and protégé.
Create a positive environment where potential and motivation are released and options discussed.
Nurture a positive character by helping to develop not just talent, but a wealth of mental and ethical traits.
Promote autonomy; make the learner independent of you, not dependent on you.
Be responsible to then, not for them.
Share your failures as well as your successes.
Prepare specific goals for your relationship.
Monitor, review, critique, and discuss potential actions. Do not just expect performance without inspection.
The participants acknowledge the need to encourage independence in the learner.
Use a stepping-stone process to build on accomplishments and achieve great success.
It is important to teach by giving options as well as direction.
A mentor should be aware that a learner's failure may reflect back upon him/her. A learner should realize that a mentor's advice will not always work.
Commit to cover each other's backs. Maintain. Protect integrity, character, and the pearls of wisdom you have shared with one another.
The mentor and the learner must balance listening with delivering information.
The mentoring relationship extends beyond the typical 8-to-5 business day and/or traditional workplace role or position.
As a mentor, when you help a learner enter the next stage of his/her life or career, you will enter the next stage of yours.
Make mentoring a wonderful experience - laugh, smile, and enjoy the process.
"Mentoring -- A Success Guide for Mentors and Protégés"
by Floyd Wickman and Terri Sjodim
McGraw Hill, 1997
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