From the course: Being a Good Mentor
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Make time for mentoring in a busy life
From the course: Being a Good Mentor
Make time for mentoring in a busy life
- Do you ever feel like being busy has become and a competitive sport in corporate America? Our busyness can feel overwhelming. When you think about mentoring, it might feel like just one more task to add to your impossible to-do list. However, it does not have to be like that. Recently I was interviewed by time expert author, Laura Vanderkam, and we talked about how to make time for mentoring. The following are some ideas we discussed. One, do a mentoring FAQ. As you develop in your career, you get approached by a lot of folks wanting you to mentor them. I find that many times at the questions asked in the first informational interview with the protégé are pretty standard. Consider creating a mentoring FAQ that covers the basics like your background and your average day. Now, when a would-be protégé reaches out to me, I share my FAQ first. This makes our first meeting more interesting and we can go deeper in our conversation. You can find a sample mentoring FAQ at my website. Two…
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