Guiding people through the right way through life can be a daunting task for any person who is tasked to do it. A person who has to do the guiding has a lot of delicate balances to strike: he or she has to be strong enough to reprimand the person who is following him or her when that follower is not being obedient or is straying from the right path; on the other hand, he or she has to sometimes allow the follower the chance to stray, so that the follower can gain experience and thus be much wiser. There are many different things that a person has to do to guide his or her follower or followers, and these concepts of guidance are covered under coaching and mentoring. The process of mentoring involves the relationship and bonding between master and pupil, a togetherness that is more commonly referred to as mentor and protégé. A mentor is someone who may sometimes be older, but who is certainly more knowledgeable, more wise, and perhaps even more serene and settled than what might predictably be a less knowledgeable, less wise, and flighty protégé. The mentor’s task is to be the guide for the inexperienced protégé: as the protégé learns more and more from the mentor, the protégé is farther thrust into greatness. What is mentoring? Mentoring pertains to the development of rapport involving a more knowledgeable mentor and a less knowledgeable protégé or mentee. A protégé or a mentee is a person who is guided, supported and protected from an experienced mentor. A mentor is the one who boosts the career of a protégé or a mentee. What is best practice? Best practice is an organizational idea which states that there is a standard activity, process, method, technique, reward or incentive that is more effectual in accomplishing a specific result. The idea is that a desired result is delivered with few or no unexpected complications and/or problems. Best practices is also described as one of the most effective and efficient way in carrying out a task, based on tried and tested procedures. Therefore, best practices in mentoring involve the development of an equally beneficial correlation that improves the proficient intelligence of the mentor and the protégé or the mentee. A good mentor usually projects expertness, candidness, affability, and communication skills. Enthusiastic protégés or mentees have a tendency to express desire for knowledge, utmost discipline and self-respect. Use the Best-Kept and Best-Selling Collection of Self Help, Success & Spiritual Ebooks Ever Written... At Your Fingerstips Just One of These Tips Will Help YOU To Save More Money, Make A Better Relationship, Have A Healthier Body and Create Huge Success In Life and Business! A Good Mentor A good mentor is a mentor who (is): • Listens well and treats the conversation with the mentee as confidential. • Determines what is important to a mentee and explore their ambitions, propensities and skills. • Knows the importance of the learning process by creating a candid and open relationship to promote confidence and trust. • Accepts the fact that in some cases a mentee may need to seek other sources of assistance and help. • Appropriately trained and has vast knowledge in mentoring. • Should have a professional approach in mentor-mentee relationship. • Refrain from mentoring those who are directly reporting to them, no matter how professional the relationship is, this will avoid other colleagues to think that the mentor may influence some matters pertaining to the issues concerning the mentee’s decision and position. A Good Mentee A good mentee is a mentee who (is): • Very enthusiastic to be taught and trained and is liberated to new ideas or concepts. • A team-player who can interact well with other people. • A risk taker who is not afraid to go beyond the boundaries of safety and venture into uncertainties to learn. • Patient enough to realize that an ambition in life cannot be acquired overnight. • A positive attitude, even in the midst of a crisis. • Demonstrates inventiveness and resourcefulness in any task assigned. • Accepts feedback, negative or positive, about behavior and skills, with an intention to improve and learn from it. When is a Mentor-Mentee Relationship Good? A good mentor-mentee relationship is not just gauged by the personality of each that they bring into the relationship, more significantly, the occurrence of proper interaction and behavior is needed all throughout the process. What the mentor accomplishes with the mentee, and how eager the mentee responds and receives it, is what matters most in such a relationship. A good mentor-mentee relationship cultivates and successfully carries out the following: • Career Roles: 1. A mentor that introduces new opportunities to the mentee, which the latter believes in. 2. A mentor that coaches and sponsors a mentee, which the latter gratefully accepts. 3. A mentor that protects and challenges a mentee, which the latter understands as part of the relationship. • Psychological Roles: 1. A mentor who is a role-model, which the mentee looks up to. 2. A mentor who counsels, which the mentee receives wholeheartedly. 3. A mentor who befriend a mentee, but is still focus enough to achieve the goals of the relationship. 4. A mentor and a mentee who accept and confirm each others ideas. Within this representation, a mentor serves as a leader, a teacher that encourages thinking abilities, an advocate of realistic principles, an overseer, and an analyst. A mentee on the other hand is a student who is willing to be taught and is ready to embark on a journey towards an absolute learning experience. In mentoring, a mentor teaches a protégé how to live better or how to function better. In coaching, perhaps better seen as a more specific method of mentoring, the coach guides his or her team in order for them to meet an end goal. For sports coaches, this will mean victory in a game. For marriage coaches, this will mean a stronger marital bond. For family coaches, this will mean a stronger familial bond, between parents and children, and sometimes, amongst the children themselves. There are many different kinds of mentoring and coaching, as well as different techniques associated with each. 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