Asking someone to be your mentor.Recommends strategies to approach and convince someone's prospective mentor in professional life as part of one's career planning.PollanStephenM.LevineMarkWorking WomanPollan, S. M.,&Levine, M. (1995). Asking someone to be your mentor. WorkingWoman, 20, 53....
By asking someone whether you can use them as a reference, you cangaugetheir level of support and perhaps influence the things they mention. If there are relevant aspects of your background that you’d like to have mentioned, let them know. Most people want to be helpful, and if someone ...
If you wait, two things will probably happen: One, someone else will make the comment you wanted to make and, two, your more talkative colleagues will take over with their own follow-up questions. You'll get lost in the cross-talk and miss your chance. 6. It'...
experiences, and perspectives.No longer are you living in your very own petri dish, you are instead in a universe full of other organisms that can help support your growth,goals, and development. However, you mustbe willing to change. You must at the very least be willing...
Understanding when your well-meaning guidance might unintentionally come off as condescending is crucial, but it’s definitely not easy. Condescension tends to rear its head when you unknowinglyimplythat you know what’s best for someone else, disregarding their own feelings and perspectives. This sl...