Find and work with mentors to accelerate your professional growth
What you'll be able to do
•Identify what you want from a mentor, so you seek the right person rather than any senior person
•Approach a potential mentor in a way that respects their time and makes the ask easy to say yes to
•Run a productive mentoring relationship by preparing for sessions and following through on advice
•Recognize when to have several mentors for different needs instead of relying on one
Who it's for
Professionals who want to grow faster with guidance from people ahead of them, especially those early or mid-career or navigating a transition. A good fit for anyone who has thought about finding a mentor but wasn't sure how to ask.
What changes on the job
•An actual mentoring relationship rather than a vague intention to find one
•Mentoring conversations that produce useful direction because you come prepared
•Faster development by learning from others' experience instead of only your own
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What's the difference between this and being mentored at work?
This lesson is written from the mentee's side: how to find, approach, and work with mentors. The leadership track's mentorship lesson covers the other side, how to mentor others well.
How long and what format?
About 18 minutes, self-paced, in the professional track.
What if my company has no formal mentoring program?
The lesson assumes you may need to find mentors yourself. It focuses on identifying and approaching people directly, which works with or without a formal program.