Minor heresy: I think that almost all brainsweat involved in "finding a mentor" is wasted, on both sides.
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School is an *absurdly* permission based model. You can't fail at a new math equation until a teacher tells you "It is now OK to do that."
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If you attempt to learn something without special dispensation, by failing at it (the way you learn anything), you can get disciplined.
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I don't think that's how it has to be, but I wonder if it ends up like that often. Learning from those who have been there can be helpful.
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When advice is done well it can be incredibly valuable. Not sure how often it is done well though.
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Very interesting thread. IMO, a good mentor doesn't tell you what to do. Or give you permission to get after it. 1/
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Part of being a good (potential) mentor is kindly telling someone that they're not ready. 2/
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Also, mentoring isn't binary: right/wrong, do/don't. It has to do with operant knowledge transfer. Good mentoring is bidirectional.
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Some of what you're describing sounds like job shadowing. Definitely a role / time for that. Biggest frustration for mid-/senior mgrs is 4/
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Dir/indirect reports who conflate mentoring with validation. Enemies and critics are mentors too - sometimes the most effective ones. End/
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