What is mentoring? And what is it not?

Mentoring paves the way to a rewarding experience for the mentor and the mentee to exchange knowledge, lessons, and business acumen.

Mentoring is:

• one-to-one
• person-oriented
• asking open questions
• providing experienced insights
• challenging one to think beyond immediate day-to-day issues
• setting milestones for agreed deliverables
• encouraging one to achieve specific goals
• focused on growth and development
• designed to aid the mentee in taking ownership of personal growth and development
• an equal partnership with two-way learning
• confidential

Mentoring is not:

• direct sponsorship
• doing it for you
• free consultancy
• a substitute for qualified professional advice
• tied to the advancement
• remedial

You can also find more details about mentoring in our mentoring guideline.