EGOLESS
EGO-SENSE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP MENTORING
In a mentoring process we define egolessness as the absence of ego, This is essential for the process to be excellent. The mentor, in their professional performance, manages to be a mere companion to its entrepreneur. The protagonist is the entrepreneur.
Waiver of interpretation and judgement what the entrepreneur says, he must not act as a guide or advisor, he must limit itself to acting as an intelligent mirror. That is to say, asks questions that help the other person to become aware of himself and to project himself into the future that he himself is committed to. (the entrepreneur) decides, both in terms of what for, how and when, with what means, where and with whom.
The methodology of mentoring requires the mentor to disappear with his own opinions and experiences in order to use the methodology of the "Socratic question". which has its roots in the maieutics of the philosopher Socrates, is a a method or technique that consists of asking a person questions until he or she discovers concepts that were latent or hidden in his or her mind.
The role of a mentor or coach requires a total absence of protagonism. Egoless is a The state common to any professional activity in which a service is provided or a need is met, be it coaching, consultancy, mentoring, therapy, training, or even in the field of product sales, in which ahe excellent service to the entrepreneur consists of identifying his or her needs as accurately as possible in order to fully satisfy them.
TASK
Now that you are clear on the egolessness of the mentor, reflect and apply:
- What evidence am I going to give that the mentor is not the protagonist in the mentoring relationship?
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