Reading Guide
Mentoring, Inquiry, and Practical Wisdom

Humble Inquiry

Edgar H. Schein

The VMT Review

This short book is highly relevant to VMT mentoring. Schein distinguishes genuine curiosity from questions designed to lead, test, or display expertise. It is concise but conceptually deep.

What the Reader Will Learn

Mentors learn to ask questions to which they do not already know the answer, build trust, reduce status barriers, and create conditions in which founders can disclose uncertainty and think aloud.

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