The Mentor-Mentee Relationship

A good mentor-mentee relationship is not just gauged by the personality of each that they bring into the relationship, more significantly, the occurrence of proper interaction and behaviour is needed all throughout the process. What the mentor accomplishes with the mentee, and how eager the mentee responds and receives it, is what matters most in such a relationship.

A good mentor-mentee relationship cultivates and successfully carries out the following:

Career Roles:

1.  A mentor that introduces new opportunities to the mentee, which the latter believes in.
2.  A mentor that coaches and sponsors a mentee, which the latter gratefully accepts.
3.  A mentor that protects and challenges a mentee, which the latter understands as part of the relationship.

Psychological Roles:

1.  A mentor who is a role-model, which the mentee looks up to.
2.  A mentor who counsel, which the mentee receives wholeheartedly.
3.  A mentor who befriend a mentee but is still focused enough to achieve the goals of the relationship.
4.  A mentor and a mentee who accept and confirm each other’s ideas.