The mentor role refers to the deliberate use of six types of behavior during an evolving interpersonal relationship with a mentee. The diagram below highlights the synergistic potential of these six dimensions.
It is important to recognize that the mentor role is a dynamic, pragmatic approach to, and not just a theoretical view of, a mentor’s involvement with a mentee.
The mentoring model of learning is usually initiated to increase the mentee’s development of competencies and options, and relies on the integration of two major components: (1) constructing meaningful dialogues and (2) designing tangible actions.
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