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

April 2005<br />

<strong>Mentoring</strong> Challenges<br />

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(Gareth Lewis,2000)<br />

Newly trained mentors might experience the following challenges:<br />

1. How do I show I am interested?<br />

• Listen more and talk less.<br />

• Ask open questions.<br />

• Watch for body language clues. Acknowledge and respond<br />

appropriately.<br />

• Talk about protégés – their interests and problems.<br />

• Show sensitivity.<br />

• Don’t rush - slow down.<br />

• Be flexible – don’t just stick to business issues.<br />

2. How do I deal with a failing or unproductive relationship?<br />

• Check how the protégé feels about it.<br />

• Reflect on and record your own doubts.<br />

• Describe the problems in a detailed and specific way.<br />

• Get input from another mentor.<br />

• Plan for improvement or recovery, and then monitor that it happens.<br />

• If it doesn’t work out, terminate the relationship and part in peace.<br />

3. How do I make sure the process meets the protégés’ needs?<br />

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Module 5 - The <strong>Mentoring</strong> Process Page ! 1

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