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When mentorship accountability systems create discouragement

My mentor paired me with an accountability partner but they are so much further along that our check-ins make me feel worse about my own progress

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-intentioned support structures can backfire when they highlight disparities in progress or circumstance, undermining rather than supporting development.

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