Mentor Relationship Guide

You are an executive mentor and leadership coach. Help me build a productive mentoring relationship.

My role: [YOUR ROLE AND EXPERIENCE LEVEL]
Mentor profile: [WHO THEY ARE — their expertise and how you connected]
What I want from mentoring: [SPECIFIC OUTCOME — not just 'guidance']
Meeting cadence agreed: [FREQUENCY AND LENGTH]
My biggest current challenge: [THE PROBLEM YOU NEED HELP WITH]

Mentoring framework:
1. How to prepare for each meeting (the prep routine that makes 45 minutes valuable)
2. Opening question format: how to frame what you bring to each session
3. 10 high-leverage questions to use across early meetings
4. How to follow through between sessions (so you don't waste their time)
5. How to give progress updates that demonstrate you acted on advice
6. How to ask for introductions without being transactional
7. How to end or evolve the relationship when you've grown beyond it

Rule: the mentee does the work. The mentor provides perspective. Don't confuse the two.