When mentoring relationships fail, one of the most common reasons is that the mentor’s behaviour is incongruent with the mentee’s needs or with promoting insight-provoking dialogue. Some common dysfunctional mentor behaviours include talking too much, being overly directive, being patronising, and making inappropriate comments. Sometimes, the mentee, in turn, feels unable or unwilling to confront…

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