Mentor vs. Tormentor (#162)
Career Growth Made Easy
English - July 10, 2023 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsCareers Business Education How To career job resume interview performance raise promotion Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mentor vs. Tormentor
Coaching or mentoring is a powerful tool. Connecting with others and getting advice, experience, and wisdom from others' perspectives can be a complete game changer in your personal and professional life. But what happens when your mentor starts making things worse?
You can't possibly get along with everyone at work. What happens when you're paired up with someone you're not compatible with? If you've been assigned to a mentor or leader who doesn't fit your communication style or your way of thinking, how can progress? How can you be successful? Start listening to learn how!
Chapters
[03:11]
Do you seek out mentorship? Or do you have assigned leaders at work?
[04:32]
Sometimes, you can't get along with everyone at work. What happens when you're paired up with someone you're not compatible with?
[06:27]
You may be able to mentor someone, based on your skill set!
[07:38]
Personality, views, energy, and skills can all play a role in compatibility.
[08:48]
What happens when you're given a mentor at work...when you didn't ask for one?
[10:14]
Give your mentor time to get to know you. Don't break things off because you simply don't know them well enough yet.
[12:16]
Being open and transparent is important. It can be difficult, but it helps you in the long run.
[15:09]
Using extreme words, like always and never, can be sensitive to use. Can you really follow through on such extreme words?
Mentioned Links
#093: Multiply Your Mentorship
#070: Mentors Help You Grow
#013: Extreme Words: Always & Never