Question
State the distinct features of mentor-mentee relationship.

Answer

A mentor-mentee relationship focuses on developing the mentee professionally and personally. As such, the mentor does not evaluate the mentee with respect to his or her current job, does not conduct performance reviews of the mentee and does not provide input about salary increase and promotions.
All this helps in creating a safe learning environment for the mentee, without making him worry about negative consequences.
on the basis of the above discussion, it can be concluded that rendering of mentoring services exhibits the following features:
  1. It takes place outside the line of manager-employee relationship, through the mutual consent of a mentor and the mentee.
  2. It is career focused or focuses on professional development son that may be outside a mentee's area of work.
  3. The relationship is personal- a mentor provides both professional and personal support.
  4. The relationship may be initiated by a mentor, through a match initiated by the organisation.
  5. The relationship crosses job boundaries.
  6. The relationship may last for a specific period of time (nine months to a year) in a formal programme, beyond which, the pair may continue in an informal mentoring relationship.

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