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replaced. And a mentor may also be afraid of losing their edge if the mentee should communicate the shared infor- mation with others.” Great mentors avoid grinding a personal philosophical axe that might warp the learning process. “A good men- tor is completely objective about the company and is not trying to push a personal agenda,” says Weiss. “He or she looks out for the best interests of the mentee, in a way that is consistent with the company’s strategy.” Finally, great mentors not only are willing to perform the required work but also have the time to do so. And they must have a genuine interest in a mentee’s success. Are mentors born or made? “Both,” says Weiss. “While you may be able to easily find some people with native men- toring skills, there’s nothing wrong with providing some training—even just a half day’s discussion covering the ground rules.”
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Bonus tip: A good mentor need not be in the mentee’s chain of command. “Although a boss can be a mentor, it’s often more effective when someone who is not in a posi- tion to judge performance or make decisions about contin- ued employment provides feedback and guidance,” says Frankel. Listen Up Now, for the other side of the selection coin: Who makes a great mentee? Frankel says the best candidates possess at least three of these five characteristics: (1) An innate desire to learn for the sake of learning, not just because it’s required for the job; (2) The willingness to take risks and do things different- ly than they’ve always done them; (3) Openness to feedback and the ability to internalize it without over-personalizing it; (4) Insight into why they act as they do and the ability to see themselves as others see them; (5) Humility or the knowledge that there’s always room to grow. The most successful mentees lack sensitive egos that can get in the way of processing constructive criticism. And the best ones realize the dynamics of mentoring are a CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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