Tips for being a great mentor
Encourage Your Protégé to Communicate Openly:
He/she might see you as an intimidating authority figure; it may take time for him/her to open up to you. If after your third or fourth meeting you still feel like your protégé is hesitant about speaking up, try asking him/her some tough questions to encourage breakthroughs in conversation, possibly questions about their views or passions.
Set Firm Guidelines and Expectations from the Beginning:
Determine how frequently or infrequently you will meet. You should have
a specific idea about what the person hopes to gain from the relationship, and he should know what you are hoping to accomplish. Find out what skills your protégé wants to develop.
Provide Clear Performance Measures: This way, your protégé can chart his/her career progress. Follow up with him/her the next time you meet.
Practice Active Listening:
Don't dominate the conversation; be an engaged listener and respect what your protégé has to say.
Be patient:
Building trust takes time. A young person may not show it at first, but your help may
be just what is needed. Be persistent.
Praise is power:
A word of praise in a critical world works miracles in the life of a student.
http://www.uccs.edu/~mosaic/mentortips.pdf
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