What's my mentoring style?
Explore the different mentoring styles.
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👩🏫 Educator
Teach and inform on concepts, ideas, and more.
Help explain and clarify material.
Share knowledge and experiences.
📣 Encourager
Provide encouragement.
Remind them of their progress, accomplishments
Fuel their potential to keep doing great work.
👾 Challenger
In the mentee's best interest, push back on limiting beliefs (for the better).
Provide alternatives to also consider.
Ask questions that evoke reflection and action.
💡 Ideator
Collaborate with mentee to create big ideas together.
Brainstorm actionable steps to realize ideas.
👂 Listener
Actively listen.
Instead of providing answers and guidance, be there for mentee by listening to them.
Radiate solidarity and acknowledge that they are being heard.
🔍 Finder
Help mentee find resources and people. You may not know the answer, but you're happy to help discover existing resources that can provide insights.
🤝 Connector
Share resources such as articles, books, media, events, and programs.
Introduce people to one another
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