What Are The Top Attributes That Make A Mentor Most Helpful

Developing the Next Generation of Rainmakers What Are the Top Attributes that Make a Mentor Most Helpful? If you know me, and especially if you ever worked with me, you know that I always mentored younger lawyers. I suppose that is why I am coaching lawyers now. In my old firm, and more recently, I have done programs for mentors and mentees on mentoring.I like to ask group members to share their most memorable mentoring experience. Then I like to have  group members describe attributes they believe make a mentor great. Finally I like to have the mentors describe what they expect from the mentees and have the mentees describe what they expect from the mentors. That always leads to an interesting discussion. Just for a moment, imagine you are sitting in on the program and suppose I told you that you had to choose the top 3 attributes of great mentors. What top 3 attributes would you choose from this list? What was your most memorable mentoring experience? What was the number one attribute that mentor had? What other attributes do you think are important? I practiced law for 37 years developing a national construction law practice representing some of the top highway and transportation construction contractors in the US.