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Mentoring

Marks of a Mentor: Releasing Others

September 30, 2009

Mentoring can develop into vital relationships; thus, when there is a parting it can be very difficult. Transition is a natural and necessary part of mentoring. In fact, it might not be healthy to extend a mentoring relationship beyond its intended time. Perhaps the one who has been mentored needs to be released to become a [...]

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Marks of a Mentor: Addressing Weakness

September 23, 2009

Last week I shared with you one of the marks of a mentor that we all enjoy: affirming others with trust. But there’s another side of the coin that’s just as important. Good mentors also address weaknesses. A discerning mentor addresses weaknesses that need to be strengthened and wrongs that need to be corrected. That’s one [...]

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Marks of a Mentor: Trust

September 16, 2009

Admit it…trusting is not easy! However, effective mentoring requires appropriate trusting. What I mean by appropriate relates to when the time is right and when the task is fitting. Entrusting prematurely or with something that cannot yet be managed is not good mentoring. Mentoring is not, “Here you do it.” It is not premature or [...]

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Marks of a Mentor: Taking the Long View

September 9, 2009

Perhaps the greatest benefit that comes to those being mentored is that they cultivate perseverance.

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Get off the field, coach

September 8, 2009

The 2009 college football season is underway. The kickoff to the season took 5 days and nights! There were surprises, shocking plays, disappointments, rising and falling in polls – an exciting beginning. As there were major distinctives to each game, I noticed something missing. In not one game did a coach put on a jersey [...]

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Marks of a Mentor: Caring Up Close and Personal

September 2, 2009

For the next several posts, I want to share with you what I call “the marks of a mentor.” These are the characteristics I have discovered in educators who leave a positive, lasting impression on the lives of others. Not just their words. Their lives.
The first mark of a mentor? They are caring. They get [...]

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Value of a mentor (part 2)

August 26, 2009

Who of us doesn’t need encouragement? Something dies a little at a time when encouragement is needed but withheld. But, mentoring is more than encouragement. Webster defines a mentor as, “A trusted counselor or guide; a tutor, a coach.” A mentor loves, confronts, points out blind spots. In short, a mentor builds lives. Sometimes, mentors don’t [...]

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