Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/diverse-perspectives-on-mentorship/5021858/
Do:• build a cadre of people you can turn to for advice when you need it.
• nurture relationships with people whose perspectives you respect.
• think of mentoring as both a long-term and short-term arrangement.
Don’t:
• assume that because you are successful or experienced in your field that you don’t need a mentor.
• rely on one person to help guide you in your career.
• expect to receive mentoring without providing anything in return.
�" Amy Gallo, business consultant, from “Demystifying Mentoring,” HBR Blog Network
Live Role Models
“When a young person, even a gifted one, grows up without proximate living examples of what she may aspire to become �" whether lawyer, scientist, artist, or leader in any realm �" her goal remains abstract. Such models as appear in books or on the news, however inspiring or revered, are ultimately too remote to be real, let alone influential. But a role model in the flesh provides more than inspiration; his or her very existence is confirmation of possibilities one may have every reason to doubt, saying, ‘Yes, someone like me can do this.’”
�" Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them ...