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Mentoring business is about making relationships to solve the queries raised and having various discussions about overcoming different business situations in any industry.
Successful mentorship is equal to a successful mentoring platform. Thus, organizations focus on creating the best possible mentor-mentee pair to bring out the best for the organization and for themselves too.
There are many cases where one or the other participant of the match is not satisfied with their partner and hopes to get better next time.
But what if the company fails in making a successful match and if a mentoring match goes wrong? If matched correctly, you will get good results, but if the mentor-mentee pair goes wrong, it will be a significant problem for the company and its people.
Let us look at what we can do if a mentoring relationship is not working.
Relationship is Not Working Out with Mentor
- When a mentoring relationship is not working, many things come to mind, such as whether I should continue with this mentorship, help it form again, try to get it on track, or terminate the relationship and find a new match through re-matching.
- It isn’t very clear when your mentor or mentee is not up to the mark and does not help you to fulfill your respective objective from the relationship, whether it is organizational goal, personal or professional development of the individual, or personal purposes.
- Shall we eliminate the relationship without making any try, or am I judging quickly, and should I give more time to it?
- The answer to the question is simple, yes, you need to end the relationship. Still, before making the final decision, both the participants must try it and see if it is improving or not and finally conclude when it doesn’t fix. Let us look at a few things you should do in this situation:
- You first need to check the terms and agreements made while involved in the relationship, which were agreed upon to be fulfilled.
- Next, look at the time interval between the meetings and sessions and whether they are sufficient or need any alteration.
- You must understand that everything needs time if you are not expecting magical results with one or two sessions. In order to be successful, you must have patience and not expect miracles from your partners within a short period.
- You must remember if the relationship is not working, it is not always one person’s mistake; recognize your flaws and try to look for an optimum solution to solve them rather than pointing fingers at others.
- If these steps do not follow your case and you still have a problem with the other participant, you should back up and end the relationship with the agreed-upon.
- You always have the space to talk to your mentor or mentee, it is the best strategy for any relationship to work, and even if you don’t fit in, the relationship will end.
Let us now view a few standard reasons which lead to unsuccessful mentor-mentee relationships, and thus you can avoid them.
Reasons for a Failed Mentorship
There might be many small reasons that people overlook, but these little common reasons can become a significant hindrance in your way to forming successful mentorship with your fellow partners.
- Personality clash.
Personality clash is one of the significant reasons for an unsuccessful mentorship, as it is a very personal aspect, the best way to avoid such things is through proper assessments which check on their personality type and then match them together. The conflict between the partners can worsen the situation, so it is better to be prepared by giving psychometric assessments.
- Poor match from the start.
It is the most common reason among the others. People usually match up with the wrong people from the start and cannot form successful relationships instead of trying so hard. The best method to eliminate this scenario is to use a mentoring software tool that automatically matches individuals according to their profiling. It ensures perfect matches and reduces the workload of the program coordinators or managers of mentoring platforms.
- Lack of training.
Training is an essential aspect of the mentorship platforms; participants must attend it to learn the basics of mentor-mentee relationships. They must be adequately trained to understand their role and their partner’s role to make the balance and have a successful mentoring experience. When they lack this training, they don’t know how to perform particular tasks according to their role.
- The mentor’s situation changed.
Mentors play a 50% important part in the relationship and should be available for their mentees in time of support and assistance. Doing several tasks simultaneously can lead to confusion and ineffective relationships as the role of the mentor keeps changing.
These are some typical causes you can do to avoid mentorship, face obstacles, and have a successful mentor-mentee relationship.
