Why do we judge when mentoring “We seek advice and we get (sic) judgments.” said an Indian entrepreneur at a dinner table at one of the startup events I had attended. Why does this happen? Why do we judge when mentoring? Mentoring is a fine skill. It is not for everyone. A good mentor guides his/her mentee to solutions. Managing, on the other hand, is relatively operational by nature. The three reasons why we judge when mentoring are: A parent-child relationship approach by the mentor A parent-child relationship involves the full extent of a child’s development. The four types of parenting styles include: (i) authoritarian, (ii) authoritative, (iii) permissive/indulgent, and (iv) detached. A good mentor is one who engages his mentee with an adult-adult relationship approach. We behave like managers…