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How to Be a Better Mentor: Ask Questions, Don’t Give Answers.
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What makes someone a good mentor? It may have less to do with having the right answers and more to do with asking the right questions.
In this episode of The Management Minute, Dr. Donita Brown shares a lesson she learned from years of mentoring students and professionals: the mentor shouldn’t do the hard work for the mentee.
It can be tempting to share your own experience and tell someone exactly what you think they should do. But your career isn’t their career, and simply handing over an answer can take away an important part of the mentoring process.
Instead, Dr. Brown…
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