How to be an amazing mentor

To be an amazing mentor

You should open the door…for

Your protégé

So they

Can fast track their career

Start by bending the ear

Of an executive with the ability to recognize

A prize and career strategize

High potential in the making

And you'll be staking

Your reputation, efforts, and time

Building them up makes you feel sublime

To be an amazing mentor you will

Give your protégé freedom and opportunity to build skill

To do their job and get ahead

Not giving constructive criticism but developmental feedback instead

Be a sounding board, listen to their self-exploration

Without hesitation

 offer them confirmation

You'll be there as a friend

Throughout changes in jobs and life….contributing value to the very end

Be there with emotional support and friendship

Mentoring after all, is really about building a developmental relationship

To be an amazing mentor means you’re an ally and protector

Build your protégé up, and reassure…

Them, that you'll own up when mistakes are made

Coach them toward success as failures fade

Your station

Requires you to share information

Give them access to networks and opportunities to grow

Be patient when progress is slow

Be by their side…

As a guide

And a role model who inspires and motivates

Someone who actively participates

To the betterment of another human being

Learn from protégés while seeing

Personal and professional achievements gained

Quality of life improved, happiness sustained

Being an amazing mentor requires synergy

When you plus me equals three

Find someone with expertise complementarity

Be your best and help someone today

You'll probably get promoted along the way

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