In my experience, the relationship is rich because it's two ways. The mentee is benefiting from the expertise of the mentor, but similarly the mentor has the opportunity to learn new things from the mentee. It is a very...I wouldn't say it's a universal approach. The mentee wants to get to next faster. I think that's generally the accepted idea, how the mentee can advance their career, but what that career advancement typically looks like is very individual. It may be help with a specific challenge. It may be around an area that has been identified either by themselves or by their company as an area of weakness, or perhaps it's a strength that they want to build on further.
On November 4th, 2014. See this statement in context.