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Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.
— George-Louis de Buffon

 

I came across this list of Nine Critical Behaviors for Effective Mentoring when I was reading a couple weeks back. I want to remember them, but thought you’d also find them valuable as a reminder in your leadership endeavors.

Nine Critical Behaviors for Effective Mentoring
from The Transparency Edge

1. Keeping Your Promises
2. Staying Composed Under Pressure
3. Being Willing to Say “I’m Sorry”
4. Being Overwhelmingly Honest
5. Gathering Feedback About Yourself
6. Letting Your Guard Down
7. Delivering Bad News Well
8. Watching Your Mouth
9. Being Quick to Praise Others

Pretty simple, huh. Well, easier said than done, if you ask me. I think I struggle most with the last four.

I don’t like letting my guard down — except with a very select few friends who have known me for years.

I don’t like delivering bad news, and hate to disappoint, but I realize I need to get better at this, and learn to “fail forward” as the saying goes.

I tend to say things I definitely should keep to myself - especially when I am unhappy or bitter about something. I can be pretty cruel or foolish sometimes. Definitely an area to work on.

I like to praise others, especially in front of them to their peers/co-workers. I just need to be more intentional in finding opportunities to do so. Hopefully I’ll be able to be more observant in the coming months to improve in this area.

I’m sure I need work in more areas, but those ones really jumped out at me.

How about you? I think the comments section is working… if not, email me… where? Well… put my first name in front of “@pruetts.com” and it will get to me

JP