There is a level of responsibility and commitment that comes with being a mentor. Whether you entered a formal mentorship program or organically became a mentor, the fact of the matter is that someone is trusting your expertise and advice to guide their life choices. This doesn’t mean you should…

Most of the time I’ve heard questions about how to get a mentor, and how to manage an effective or productive relationship with a mentor. But what about the other side of the coin? The truth is, you’re probably already a mentor even if you haven’t noticed. That being said…

Mentoring is ambiguous. It has become a buzzword that people generally perceive as a good thing, but there isn’t a cookie-cutter way to approach it either for mentees or mentors. Hopefully, this series has provided guidelines and context to keep in mind as you navigate your mentoring relationships. One more…

The goal of having a mentor is to boost or enhance your advancement towards life, academic or professional goals. …

Mentoring someone makes you a multiplier regardless of how many mentees you have or how long you’ve been a mentor. That being said, each interaction you have with your mentee is an opportunity to maximize results for both of you. Ideally, your mentee has prepared in advance and knows what…

There’s a [famous] statement that the top CEOs in the world read about 60 books per year — the number varies depending on the publication that asserts this. Sure, 60 books a year is an impressive number (for the majority) — especially when CEOs have a busy schedule and great…

Mentors are key to getting the necessary guidance and insights to advance in both the professional and personal realms. Most content speaks to the advantages for the mentee. I want to take a step back and look at the other side of the coin: how does this look like for…

The advice and guidance that you hear from your mentors may not always be applicable or immediately achievable in your own life. That’s because what was or is true for your mentor, may not be true for you. After all, we all have our own life experiences, with different backgrounds…

We may be learning quite a bit from books, experience, and mentors, but those insights are of little value if they are locked away in our minds. The real step changes happen when we turn those insights into actions. And therein lies the hard part — if we are not…