Mentoring if done properly can be beneficial. In this episode, Dr Susan Ozer, discusses how mentoring can be carried out effectively to facilitate mentee success. 

Take home messages: 

Summary:

1. Establish a good mentor- mentee relationship. 

2. Discuss objectives of mentoring at the start of the relationship. 

3. The mentor should allow the mentee to lead the partnership and not to direct. 

4. The mentor should encourage good reflections and good critical thinking skills in the mentee. 

5. The mentor should reflect throughout the relationship and employ good questioning, probing and listening skills.

5. The mentor should be aware of the mentee’s life chapters and obstacles that might impede success.

6. The mentor and mentee should explore what success looks like.

7. The mentor should strive to evaluate the program at the end of the mentoring relationship.

8. Good work- life balance is critical. 

9. The mentor should not be afraid to sensitively confront when needed. 

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