Sustain

The next stage of your relationship will likely be the longest as you Sustain your mentoring relationship. During this stage you will continue to help your mentee reach his/her goals.

You will both need some new skills to keep your relationship strong over the long term. These include:

1. Assessing the health of your relationship
   
   
2. Giving feedback
   
   
3. Solving problems
   
   
4. Determining if you are really making a difference

These four skills will be discussed next.