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The following sources provide suggestions for getting the mentoring relationship off to a good start.

Building Trust

Bell, Chip. Managers as Mentors.
The chapter on Kindling Kinship: The Power of Rapport makes suggestions about breaking the ice and getting to know your mentoring partner.

Covey, Stephen. Principle-Centered Leadership.
Discusses the criticality of building trust in one-to-one relationships, teams, and the organization as a whole.

Driving Fear of of the Workplace
Pulling from Deming's Points, the author identifies barriers to trust and methods for building a workplace without fear.