CHAPTER 7ENABLING GROWTH: ENGAGING IN FEEDBACK AND DEALING WITH STUMBLING BLOCKS

Schematic illustration of the lifie cycle of motoring cycle. It represents enabling growth (Facilitating Learning).

ENGAGING IN FEEDBACK—asking for it, giving it, receiving it, accepting it, and acting on it—is a vital part of enabling growth for your mentee. Feedback given and received in the right way nurtures the growth of the mentoring relationship. Feedback given or received in the wrong way can upend a relationship, but doesn't necessarily need to end it altogether.

Every relationship faces stumbling blocks, and the mentoring relationship is no exception. The challenge is to deal with stumbling blocks together and learn from the experience. A mentor who understands ...

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