๐ŸŒฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด is one of the most powerful tools for growing talent, especially when you're leading smart, capable individuals. Inspired by the book โ€œ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒโ€, here are a few takeaways that stood out to me:

๐Ÿ”‘ ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€:

โœ… Mentoring is a two-way street โ€” both mentor and mentee grow.

โœ… Focus on long-term development, not just immediate performance.

โœ… Create psychological safety so mentees can open up without fear.

โœ… Listen more than you speak. Ask reflective, thoughtful questions.

โœ… Challenge while supporting โ€” growth happens outside comfort zones.

โœ… Mentoring โ‰  Managing. Itโ€™s about guiding, not directing.

โœ… Encourage self-awareness and independent thinking.

โœ… Build confidence, not dependence.

โœ… Lead by example โ€” be someone worth learning from.

โœ… Give honest, respectful feedback that empowers.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐ŸŸข ๐—”๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„?
๐—œ'๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€!