Collaboration is integral for a successful partnership between mentors and mentees. According to DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, and Many (2006) teacher collaboration is a process that is meant to influence and impact each teacher’s classroom instruction to increase results on their team and in the school. Collaboration occurs through the analysis of student data, setting goals, and sharing strategies (Eaker, DuFour, & DuFour, 2002). According to DuFour (2004), “building the collaborative culture of a professional learning community is a question of will. A group of staff members who are determined to work together will find a way” (p.5).To foster collaboration  with mentees it is important for mentors to first address mindsets that could hinder progress and create barriers. Naisbitt (2006) addresses 11 mindsets that can transform one's life. “Mindset #4: Understanding how powerful it is not to have to be right” (Naisbitt, 2006, pg.33) is important in mentorship because in order for mentors/mentees to understand and embrace one another as a collaborative culture, they have to understand that the desire to be right shackles you, “once you experience the power of not having to be right, you will feel like you are walking across open fields, the perspective wide and your feet free to take any turn” (Naisbitt, 2006, pg.39).