Monday, October 9, 2017

FREE EXPRESSION in Mentoring

How important is FREE EXPRESSION to the success of a Mentoring relationship?

Here are a few quick and important thoughts from business leaders we’ve interviewed in the past. We’ve combined their comments on this important point together for your convenience and made them available in a video on our YouTube Channel. In addition, we’ve captured the essence of their comments and placed then further below in this post. We’ve also provided links to additional video interviews we’ve had with each business leader addressing other aspects of Mentorship. You’ll be able to click on their name to take you to those additional video resources.

Enjoy the Mentorship journey!

Seen below are some of the key points that were raised by our experienced panel of Mentorship and Business Experts on this topic!

We’d ask you to consider how FREE EXPRESSION in the Mentorship relationship could be improved as you view the video and invite you to add your comments or experience to either our BLOG Post or in the comments section of our video on YouTube.

NOW, please enjoy the video on this topic and you can also read the comments provided by our experts on this topic:


  • This is a key piece to the puzzle. It all has to come together: respect, honest … it’s all needed


  • Open and honest communication is needed in order to be able to say what’s on your mind


  • Needed from the outset, without restrictions on what’s open for conversation
  • You can always learn something from others - even when the conversation goes in a different direction, and the learning comes as a surprise, either from conversations with customers or with staff!


  • As a Mentee, it’s important to be open to tell the other person what you’re looking for in Mentorship. And for the Mentor, be willing to provide the Mentee with honest responses that will help them develop


  • Be open to a dialog. In other words, it’s saying that I’m OK to share things with you that may or may not help - things that may be deeper issues …


  • It’s usually a problem-solving exercise where help is required. After trust develops there is a building of things where it often takes time to develop a clearer understanding of what’s happening now, This can lead to a better understanding of the aspirations of the entrepreneur. Exploring what are they looking for out of their business, and beyond that … out of life?


PLEASE feel free to share your comments to our post. 
We'd be very pleased to hear from you and let others benefit from comments related to your experiences for improving Mentoring Relationships.

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