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Terri Willard
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The Trouble with Mentorship
July 26, 2002 - 11:41 AM
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There's an interesting article online from the March 2002 issue of Fast Company - "The Trouble with Mentorship" (http://www.fastcompany.com/online/56/mentors.html). Most of it is aimed at women, but there are some interesting ideas in there for youth as well.
The author concludes "Advice is overrated. Before you learn what others know, you need to learn what you know."
My favourite bits of advice from the article:
* To learn, teach.
* Give help, don't ask for it.
* Dig your well before you're thirsty.
* Don't look for praise, look for ( gentle ) criticism.
And last, but far from least,
* Try the Polish generalissima's paradigm. Two women in the Polish military are said to have made a secret pact: They would help each other to rise in the hierarchy. When Magda went to a meeting, she'd be sure to work praise of Theresa into the discussion. Whenever Theresa wrote a report, she'd recommend Magda for new responsibilities. And before long, third parties were saying, "I hear Theresa is brilliant," or "Magda is being considered for such-and-such position."
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Great Article
July 26, 2002 - 12:01 PM
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The article was quite interesting and thought-provoking. I have found that mentorship is something we can all do. Like leadership, people often (and erroneously) think that only ancient, highly accomplished persons can be mentors or leaders. I have learned a lot in life from many people who were not mentors, however they were practicing mentorship.
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Passing it on
December 19, 2002 - 07:57 AM
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Greetings!
This was an excellent article. I especially agree with the maxim, "to learn, teach". That is how I gained much of mknowledge and sharpened skills starting as early as age 10. My teacher had me assist another teacher with her class and through it I learned more about human behavior and certain academic subjects. It is a technique I have employed many tiems in my life, realizing that it helps you to truly comprehend what you do know and learn to comunicate it well to others. Knowledge is nothing if it cannot be effectively passed onto others.
I now am a mentor/coach to quite a few and enjoy doing it. Age is not an issue - unless you want it to be so.
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