Waiting
for the ideal mentor to take you under her wing and ensure career success? Even
if you are in a formal mentoring program and have been assigned a mentor, you
are still responsible for your growth and development. And, you are going to
need to have multiple mentors throughout your career if you are to be
successful. So get ready. You are in the driver’s seat.
Over
the next 3 days I will give you a pocket list of ten things you can do to make
sure your mentoring relationship stays on course. Let’s get started:
1. Have a conversation with yourself about why you want to
have a mentor.
Get clear about your purpose, objectives, and intention.
These will help clarify whether you indeed could benefit from having a mentor,
or whether you need a coach, training, or further education instead.
2. Think about what you hope to gain as a result of being
in a mentoring relationship. At the end of the day, or in this case, the
relationship, what is it you will be able to say you have learned? What is it
you want to say you can do that you couldn’t do before? What is it you will be
celebrating that you have achieved?
3. Identify the characteristics and attributes you are
looking for in your mentors. Chemistry does not make a good mentor. It is nice when
it exists, but what is even more important, is to find a mentor who has the
experience, expertise and wisdom that you will need for your professional and
career development.
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