Senior Experience Researcher, Susan Mercer, shares her perspective on informal mentoring at UPA International 2012. Her full video presentation is also available at http://oreil.ly/Li6ulK
20. Thank You!
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Notes de l'éditeur
Mentorship is a RelationshipIt deserves the same love and attention that you give to your other relationshipsSome last, some don’tYou have to invest in it to make it last
Needs planning – what do you want from the mentorship?Needs weeding – care ant attention. Check in with each other, don’t lose contact.
It’s give AND takeIt needs tending like a garden.
Don’t be afraid to ask for adviceMost people are willing to give itStart small – let the mentorship build with time
Have relevant experience
Be willing to teach youHave mentee’s best interests at heartProvide adviceBut let them fly on their ownProactively share information
Let them do the workMonitor progressProvide encouragementShare in their successes
But let them fly on their own
Has to WANT to learn
Ask for advice when needed
Seek out opportunitiesBe open to learning and trying new thingsTake responsibility for your own career
Take responsibility for your own career
Ask for adviceOffer adviceMutual respectMutual affection