From the course: Being a Good Mentee
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Characteristics of a successful mentee
From the course: Being a Good Mentee
Characteristics of a successful mentee
- Let's begin by reflecting. How do you define career success? What popped into your mind? Money, promotions, enjoying good relationships, feeling satisfied, or making an impact? The good news is that definitive research shows that having a mentor can help you achieve all of these. So how can you actually be successful as a mentee? My research on mentoring has identified five characteristics of being a successful mentee. The first characteristic is trustworthiness. In the words of proteges and mentors I've interviewed in the past, as mentioned in my book Power Mentoring, trust is about secret stuff. Sacred stuff, and locker room bonding. It is about being vulnerable and real. I interviewed the former US treasurer Rosario Marin, and she articulated the idea that trust is built when you know enough about another person to inflict damage but you never do it. So let me put these ideas into behaviors. Consider using self-disclosure with your mentor and telling them something about you that…
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