Mentoring - Successful People Never Achieve Their Goals Alone
In a quest to find a definition of mentoring, the term is often used interchangeably with leadership. While it is true that good leaders can make good mentors, the two roles have very different purposes.
Leaders of organizations have one main purpose: to drive the bottom line to maximize shareholder value. While very good leaders can accomplish this through their people, this is often done at the cost of managing ongoing performance, rewarding the achievement of short-term goals and training on job specific knowledge and skills. In other words, the leader directs their people to achieve the leader’s goal.
Mentors, on the other hand, altruistically impart knowledge, provide wisdom and share experiences to help their mentee achieve long term professional and personal development.
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