Five Benefits Young Professionals Can Realize From Mentoring Relationships
Five Benefits Young Professionals Can Realize From Mentoring Relationships As we close out Mentoring Week here on the blog, my final post will share five benefits young professionals can realize from mentoring. I’ve shared a great deal of information on mentoring this week and if you haven’t already decided to start or enhance your mentoring participation in 2012, the following five benefits of mentoring should help close the deal on you taking action! 5. Mentoring can help young professionals bridge knowledge gaps. It’s not your responsibility to know everything about everything. Your...
Read MoreFive Things Young Professionals Should Avoid In Mentoring Relationships
Five Things Young Professionals Should Avoid In Mentoring Relationships As we wind down mentoring week on the blog, today I’d like to to offer young professionals five coaching tips on things to avoid doing in your mentoring relationships. While mentoring relationships can help take your career to the next level, there are certain actions and/or attitudes which can reduce the effectiveness of your relationship. As you begin or continue in your mentoring relationships here are five things to avoid: 5. Avoid turning mentoring sessions into complaint sessions. There will be stretches in your...
Read MoreFive Characteristics of Good Mentors & Mentees
Five Characteristics of Good Mentors & Mentees We’re half way through Mentoring Week here on the blog. So far we have covered five reasons why young professionals need a mentor and five places where young professionals can find mentors. Today I’ll spend some time illustrating characteristics of good mentors and mentees. More specifically, the characteristics I will discuss today also shed some light on the roles each member in a mentoring relationship will play. Let’s start with the mentee role as that is the role you are most likely to play as a young professional. 5. A...
Read MoreFive Places Where Young Professionals Can Find Mentors
Five Places Where Young Professionals Can Find Mentors As we continue to celebrate National Mentoring Month with Mentoring Week here on the blog, today’s post will reveal five places where young professionals can find mentors. We’ve already discussed five reasons why every young professional needs a mentor, but sometimes the hard part is not realizing what you need – it’s obtaining the actual help you need. In my experience, good mentors can be found in lots of places. The trick is to always keep your eyes and ears open for someone who can add value to your personal and...
Read MoreFive Reasons Young Professionals Need A Mentor
Five Reasons Why Young Professionals Need A Mentor During my last two summers of college I interned with my current full-time employer, W.W. Grainger, Inc. Each internship lasted ten weeks and provided the real world, practical experience I needed to hit the ground running after graduation. What I loved most about interning for Grainger through the INROADS internship program was that in addition to my responsibilities to the departments I interned in, each year I was part of a team that worked on a case study and then delivered a presentation to our CEO at the time, his direct reports, and...
Read MoreInspiratude Celebrates National Mentoring Month
Inspiratude Celebrates National Mentoring Month President Obama has issued a proclamation designating January as National Mentoring Month. As a leadership development and career strategy coach, it should come as no surprise to you that I am a mentoring nut! I love the topic of mentorship and the actual practice of mentoring and being mentored. By far, the largest reason for my success personally, professionally, and as an entrepreneur, comes from the help I have been blessed to receive as a mentee. Before the information starts flowing, I thought it would be a good idea to share some basic...
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