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Mentoring 
 Future Leaders

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<strong>Mentoring</strong> <strong>Future</strong> <strong>Leaders</strong><br />

A Directive and Non-directive<br />

Approach: The Ask-Tell<br />

Continuum<br />

(Source: Landsberg, 1996, p.9)<br />

Ask questions<br />

and paraphrase<br />

Non-directive<br />

Higher, if mentee has basic<br />

skills and creativity<br />

Deeper understanding<br />

Higher in most cases<br />

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More<br />

Empowering<br />

Slightly more, depending on<br />

rate of mentee’s learning<br />

Potentially high<br />

Make<br />

suggestions<br />

More<br />

Controlling<br />

Demonstrate Give advice Tell what <strong>
</strong><br />

and how<br />

Benefit<br />

Quality of <strong>
</strong><br />

task completion<br />

Learning by<br />

mentee<br />

Motivation of<br />

mentee<br />

Initial time from<br />

mentee<br />

Learning by<br />

mentor<br />

Directive<br />

Lower, unless the mentee<br />

has to repeat a relatively<br />

simple task with little scope<br />

for initiative<br />

Deep understanding, but only<br />

if the mentee is a true expert<br />

Lower, unless mentee feels<br />

completely lost<br />

Slightly less, assuming that<br />

the task is easy to teach, and<br />

that the mentee understands<br />

and follows the instructions<br />

Very little<br />

Module 4 - <strong>Mentoring</strong> Skills Page ! 1

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