It’s the time of year when most people are thinking about goal achievement. And January is also National Mentoring Month. Why not take the time to create and cultivate a developmental network, or at the very least, find a co-mentor to hold you accountable, to increase the chances of you achieving the goals that are important to you? If you choose to create and cultivate a developmental network, choose four or five people who you can call on regularly for mentorship support. These people are not your friends. Choose people who have an interest in your professional development, want you to succeed, and who can offer assistance that is … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Week in Review
January 28, 2012 by
This is what we talked about on The Invisible Mentor Blog this week: Read This Before Our Next Meeting by Al Pittampalli, Wisdom of Life: Susan Brownell Anthony, Women’s Rights Activist and Abolitionist, and Maggie Berry, Women in Technology. Adventures in Learning For National Mentoring Month, consider creating your Personal Board of Mentors. Having one mentor is seldom ever enough these days, because no one person can assist you with all your mentoring needs. It is your responsibility to ensure that all your needs are taken care of. Create Your Board of Mentors – January is National Mentoring Month Booked for … [Read more...]
Create Your Board of Mentors – January is National Mentoring Month
January 23, 2012 by
For National Mentoring Month, consider creating your Personal Board of Mentors. Having one mentor is seldom ever enough these days, because no one person can assist you with all your mentoring needs. It is your responsibility to ensure that all your needs are taken care of. Your Personal Board of Mentors is similar to an organization's Board of Directors, except in this instance, you are the organization. You don't have to meet with all the members on your Board of Mentors like an organization's board would, but you do have to be in contact with them. Before you choose the members of your personal board, you have to first assess your needs … [Read more...]
How to Choose Invisible Mentors
May 13, 2009 by
An important aspect of professional success involves participating in mentoring programs. And now more than ever, employees need mentors to guide and advise them as they navigate flattened corporate structures. In the absence of, and as a complement to traditional mentors, professionals can mentor themselves, utilizing Invisible Mentors, in the form of books by and about successful people as well as interviews with successful people. An invisible mentor is a unique leader (role model) you can learn things from by observing them from a distance. To get invisible mentoring from a book, it has to have many of the elements … [Read more...]
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