Mentoring has always been a weighty concept to me; it seems and sounds so important, the practice of guiding and molding a person to help them reach their full potential. Leadership in general carries a lot of the same connotations in my mind. So what do you do when you don’t feel/think/act or believe you…
I’ve been mentoring (with varying degrees of formality) for about 10 years now, and some of those mentoring relationships have been absolutely amazing. Others… well, not so much. It’s always a flattering thing when someone asks you to mentor them. It usually means they like you, and (at least for the moment) care what you think. If you know…
Behind every great leader you will find an entire community of mentors. Many of those mentors will be authors, speakers, and bloggers – good leaders are always reading, or listening to podcasts and audio books – seeking to learn more, and to be better leaders. But if you ask a leader you respect: “Who are your mentors?”, chances…
I wish I could tell you this will never happen to you… but leaders, there are going to be times when you completely and utterly biff it. I’m not talking about those really awkward moments when you forget someone’s name or when somebody on the tech team turns off the lights before you’re offstage and you have…
