Finding a Great Mentor
Finding a Great Mentor
In today´s episode of ‘Professional Success Podcast’ Sheila, seeking out opportunities to be a great Mentor and the different types of Mentors. In this episode she discusses on a Mentor-Mentee relationship and the things that make it as effective as possible.
Episode Highlights:
Mentoring is tremendously important.
She states that Mentors often protect the interests of their mentee and teach them kind of learning from that relationship.
Peer Mentors are professional colleagues who advise you but a peer mentor might share your role when you start a new company, maybe they can teach you about the job or about what's worked well for them.
Life Mentors can offer advice during difficult career decision where you're making really big decisions about your life or about your career maybe changing to a completely new industry or relocating.
“So, let's dive into talking about how to actually be a good mentee”, says Sheila.
Helping to drive the relationship and agenda of these meetings can be a great way to be active and take ownership in the relationship.
She advises searching for people who not only have the professional experience to advise you, but also share your core values and look for diverse perspectives as well.
Sheila tells that Mentoring can be so valuable not only for the Mentee but also for the Mentor; it provides so much intrinsic value.
The host advises getting to know your Mentee by asking about their background, their aspirations, how they enjoy spending their time, etc.
3 Key Points:
1. Sheila talks in detail about what specifically a Mentor is as well as various types of Mentors including Peer Mentors, Career Mentors and Life Mentors.
2. Sheila thinks that there are a few things that are helpful to look forward to in terms of catering to the mentoring relationship needs and this includes Compatibility or Chemistry. Sheila encourages considering looking for a Mentor that you genuinely connect with.
3. As per her, one invaluable form of support that you can give a Mentee is connecting them with opportunities and other colleagues; help them build their professional network by offering to put them in touch with other individuals who are in your network.
Tweetable Quotes:
“But, I'm also striving very hard to be a good mentor to others and that's been tremendously rewarding and exciting to do as well.”- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
“Mentors also benefit from growing in their leadership, you know, being able to step into this role as a trusted adviser.- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
“I think that's a question I get often, so can my Career Mentor be my current manager.” - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
“So, the truth is each mentor mentee relationship is going to be completely different.” - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
“You want to be able to trust your mentor with confidential information.” - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
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