Giving advice

Posted by Phil on 4 May 2011 in Blog, Business, Leadership, Mentoring | 0 comments

I was at a Scottish Chambers of Commerce meeting last night, sharing best practice with others on the Business Mentoring Programme. One hot topic of debate amongst the mentors was when someone asks directly for help and you have the solution at your fingertips. What do you do? Offer your insights and tell them the answers, or do you ask a question like “Well, what are your thoughts on this?” Tempting as it is, someone will benefit more from being asked the question rather than being given the advice. In the mentoring context the...