Mentoring: Creating Mutually Empowering Relationships

While mentoring is often viewed as one person giving and the other person receiving, it can be better defined as a mutually empowering relationship where both parties learn and benefit. This video offers insight into the importance of developing mentoring relationships that are based on both similarity and difference. If you are trying to figure out how a mentoring relationship should work (as either the mentor or mentee), check this video out for a unique point of view and some excellent advice on how to have an effective relationship. All videos from this Voice & Influence series on the VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab website include a downloadable discussion guide and links to further resources.