An important first step which is also a means of reinforcing the roles
and obligations of each party in the mentoring relationship is to
encourage the mentors and mentees to draw up a mentoring agreement. The
purpose of the agreement is to:
- Clarify the respective roles and expectations of mentors and mentees;
- Set ground rules for discussion of diversity issues, in particular
gender effects;
- Provide a framework for how the relationship will work, eg
frequency of meetings, length of meetings and duration of the program,
mentoring activities;
- Provide for a no-fault dissolution of the relationship by either
party.
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