Select your proteges carefully;
be there;
known your proteges;
expect excellence and nothing less;
affirm, affirm, affirm and then affirm some more;
provide sponsorship;
be a teacher and a coach;
encourge and support;
shape behavior using reinforcement;
offer counsel in difficult times;
protest when necessary;
stimulate growth with challenging assignments;
give proteges exposure and promote their visibility;
nuture creativity;
provide correction even when painful;
give the inside scoop;
narrate growth and development;
self disclose when appropriate;
accept increasing friendship and mutuality;
teach faceting;
be an intentional model;
display dependability;
traits of excellent mentors: matters of style and personality;
arranging the mentor -protege relationship: matters of beginning;
knowing thyself as a mentor: matters of integrity;
when things go wrong: matters of restoration;
welcoming change and saying good bye: matters of closure