From the course: Being a Good Mentor
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Navigate through trouble spots in your mentoring relationship
From the course: Being a Good Mentor
Navigate through trouble spots in your mentoring relationship
- Research demonstrates that 20% of formal mentoring relationships experience something negative at one point or another. This is a quote by scholars Murphy and Kram in Strategic Relationships at Work. If you are struggling now or have in the past with challenging mentoring situations, then please know you are not alone. In this video we are going to talk about two common obstacles that emerge in mentoring relationships and suggestions for how to overcome them. The first common obstacle is incompatible schedules slash poor communication. Everyone is way too busy these days, and there are so many forms of communication. I know it is tempting to simply hide beneath our mountain of email and just give up scheduling our mentoring sessions. Here are some ideas to help you. Have a real conversation with your protege about each other's communication preferences. Make an agreement about how and when you will connect. Make it the protege's job to schedule meeting times. For example, I have a…
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