Transition

The fourth phase in a mentoring relationship is the Transition Phase.

Some mentoring relationships do come to an end, often at the end of an agreed upon time. However, many mentors and mentees choose to stay in touch years after their formal interaction ends. We're going to talk about the ways your mentoring relationship may end or change in this section, and help you feel good about how that can happen.

Keep in mind, though, that there's another way that mentoring is an ongoing cycle without an end: when a mentee grows up and decides to become a mentor to a young person, the cycle of giving - you might call it a 'virtuous cycle' - continues.