ETHICAL GUIDELINES FOR AN EFFECTIVE MENTORING PROGRAMME
To ensure that the mentoring programme of the organizations yields results, it is necessary to follow certain ethical guidelines. Such ethical approaches may vary from organizations to organizations. Even then, we can follow certain generic ethical guidelines:
- Ensure discussion between the mentor and the mentee. Such discussions may be continuous, may be conducted at length, so that the relations between the mentor and the mentee strengthens.
- Both the mentor and the mentee should respect each other's time.
- The mentoring process should facilitate in achieving the mentees’ goals, and not the goals of the mentors.
- Mentors must be sensitive to diversity and cultural issues while mentoring. ...