"Life isn’t about getting and having, it’s about giving and being." -Kevin Kruse
COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM MENTORING
DEFINITION:
Everyone’s a protégé—and a mentor
Collaborative mentoring is unique in that it is often very hard to discern the line between protégé and mentor—if there is any line at all.
Collabortive Mentoring in Action
Professional
meetupsClassic
networkingCross-disciplinary
collaboration
Key Benefits
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Since participants share leadership, power struggles and other related conflicts are less likely to occur.
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Multiple resources expand each participant’s stockpile of ideas, inspiration, talents, expertise and solutions.
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With multiple resources engaged, the loss of a mentoring resource does not devastate the initiative.
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Since participants are pursuing their personal dreams, they all tend to be highly invested in the overall initiative.
Possible limitations
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Inequality is a common feature of group interaction. Some members may contribute greatly to the benefit of the group, while others receive the benefits but contribute little or nothing.
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Since participants’ goals are complimentary, members might be motivated by competitiveness.
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Multiple resources can be difficult to manage.
