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There are a variety of reasons why the mentoring process could result in poor development, progress and performance. This could be through the organisation's poor planning of resources and systems or through the wrong selection and matching of mentors to mentees.

Below are a number of situations highlighting some of these reasons.

Situation 1  

It is felt that the mentee needs further support from his mentor. This will result in the need for more time to be spent on development. The request from the mentor to the programme leader is declined on the grounds that there is a limited amount of contact time available.

What might be the cause of this ?

 
Situation 2  

Your mentor continues to give you pleasantries rather than any firm feedback on your strengths or improvement areas.

What might be the cause of this ?

Situation 3  

The organisation recently set up a mentoring programme. The staff were initially enthusiastic about this, however so far there has been little progress in it being put to use.

What might be the cause of this ?

Situation 4  

During your mentoring sessions you feel that your mentee is being flippant about the whole process. He tends not to undertake the various action points that have been mutually agreed.

What might be the cause of this ?

Situation 5  
Throughout the sessions your mentor has limited your working through of possible solutions to situations. She tends to make her opinions known quickly about what should be done and about your suggestions.

What might be the cause of this ?