34: How to Find a Mentor as a Leader and Be a Great Mentee
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Every leader with an eye on a senior role needs to understand how to find a mentor.
When you seek out the right mentors, they become an advantage that will help you rise into senior leadership roles more quickly and easily.
In this episode, Jill and SisterSmart Career Success Coach, Sarah, share how to determine what you want to get out of a mentorship, find the mentors that are right for you, and nurture those relationships to position yourself in the best way.
They also share a few of the traps you’ll want to avoid in a mentor relationship so you can ensure the relationship is beneficial for both you and them.
01:08 — It’s your job as the mentee to find your mentor
02:51 — How to identify what you need and want out of a mentor
07:51 — Why you want to start with an informal relationship rather than jumping into a mentorship
10:43 — How to have the conversations to get what you'd like out of the mentorship
14:20 — Understand what isn’t appropriate or ideal to bring to your mentor
16:22 — How to become the mentee that your mentor loves to support
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