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Mentoring 
 Future Leaders

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

A Few Reminders<br />

Avoid Pitfalls Such As ….<br />

• Being careless about confidential matters.<br />

• Talking rather than listening most of the<br />

time.<br />

• Interrupting or doing “mind reading”.<br />

• Setting the agenda yourself.<br />

• Imposing your own goals and values.<br />

• Advising, e.g. “you should …”<br />

• Jumping to conclusions without sufficient facts.<br />

• Pacing - either too fast or too slow.<br />

• Continuing mentoring without adding value.<br />

• Having unrealistic expectations.<br />

• Becoming impatient.<br />

• Becoming defensive about feedback.<br />

• Coaching to boost your own ego.<br />

• Which of the “do not’s” might be a trap for you? How can you prevent<br />

stepping into it?<br />

© Learning Link International<strong>
</strong><br />

April 2005<br />

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

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