Back to Basics: Mentors Who Trust, Students Who Lead

When mentor-student relationships become transactional and permission-heavy, students stop thinking and start asking. We'll explore what happens when teams navigate high friction and then deliberately reset their mentorship culture: moving from gatekeeping to trust, from approval loops to guided autonomy, and from students asking permission to students owning their learning. This session covers concrete shifts in how mentors frame feedback, when to step in and when to let students stumble, and how to rebuild psychological safety after a period of control-heavy dynamics.