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Mentoring is no different. It’s reliance on an
individual’s desire to grow and develop on a
personal and/or professional level creates
an avenue for a connection to be formed
between two people. The ability for people
to strengthen this connection in order to
achieve results and some type of agreed
upon Return on Investment (ROI), is reliant
on the ability for people to communicate effectively
with each other, and adapt their
styles as the relationship changes. As the
needs of each individual changes.
I share in The ATHENA Prodigies that
communication throughout a mentoring process
is not static; it is fluid and needs to
flow to meet the needs of the dyad. Challenges
and barriers along with personal
growth and development will change the
needs, type or style of questions being
asked and responses being provided by
both the mentor and mentee. The ability of
the mentoring pair (dyad) to adapt how they
communicate with each other over the duration
of their relationship will have an impact
on their results.
Think back to how you have maintained value-added
relationships. Do you relate to
each other exactly the same as when you
first met? Has your communication style or
approach changed over time? How did you
know to adjust your style or approach?
In a similar fashion to personal relationships,
the ability to flex or adapt communication
styles and approaches is pivotal if
members of a dyad are to maintain and
build from the pillars I have discussed in
past columns: the desire to mentor or be
mentored, the strengthening of the
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