CHAPTER 2THE CONTEXT OF DIFFERENCE: BRINGING WHO WE ARE TO WHAT WE DO
ORGANIZATIONS now widely accept that creating more diverse and inclusive work environments is good for business and good for employees. We have seen that mentoring relationships across both visible and invisible differences can create more inclusive work environments and improve the leadership skills of mentoring partners. To realize value, mentoring partners must create relationships where both mentor and mentee can show up fully and authentically.
In our book Bridging Differences for Better Mentoring, we put it this way: “We each bring who we are to our mentoring relationships. Yet ‘who we are’ is composed of several elements: the person we see ourselves as, the person ...
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