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Be socratic. Listen too. In my mind these two are basically the same and I'd summarize them as "Use the 70/30 rule. Listen 70% of the time and talk only 30%
by cek 15y ago
Be socratic.
Listen too.
In my mind these two are basically the same and I'd summarize them as "Use the 70/30 rule. Listen 70% of the time and talk only 30%".
Expect nothing in return (you’ll be delighted with what you do get back).
To me this is what differentiates great mentors from others more than anything.
- nl 15y agoBe socratic This specifically refers to the idea of questioning in order to find the underlying truth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method That is different to just listening, or even the 70/30 rule. Being Socratic means actively questioning the assumptions and model of the mentee, rather than trying to build on their assumptions with your ideas.
- cek 15y agoI totally understand that. I was implying that to be Socratic you need to listen a lot more than you talk. Ask a question and then listen.