How Can A Mentor Help
When the arrangement is complete, before you start, until the end of
things, you’ll get tips and advice on everything to consider. We
will also chat with some of our employees and see how they make the
most of their consulting relationship.
For now, let’s start with some of the ways mentoring can help
you in your career.
1) Gives you a chance to work with a model
If you think you know what type of position you are looking
for, a mentor who has been or has been in that role can really help
you get it. You will quickly understand the professional challenges
you are facing and may have firsthand experience with similar
obstacles. They are also in the right position to help you figure
out which skills are most important to get you there and how to
develop them.
2) Help you understand and focus on what you want
Not only people who know what they want benefit from a mentor.
It’s easy to step up the ladder you’re climbing when you really
don’t want to or feel lost about taking your next step. They can help
you create a plan to bring more things into your professional life,
give you the confidence to make changes, and help you stay on track.
3) Let you benefit from the mistakes and successes of others
We all know it’s important to learn from your mistakes, but
what if those mistakes aren’t yours? This can save a lot of time and
pain.
Your mentor will share his experiences with you when you face
similar challenges and to share what worked and what didn’t. More
importantly, they’ve probably thought about why they got the result,
and instead of just giving you a formula to follow, they might be
able to offer some suggestions on what to consider when planning your
own action. needed.
4) Empower yourself
There is no easier promise than the one we promise to
ourselves; One only needs to look at the history of broken New
Year’s resolutions to see the proof. However, make these commitments
to someone else, and the incentive to do what you say will be
enormous.
Even if you’re the person to make sure you see the end of the
assignment you’ve set, your mentor may challenge you to set your
highest standards and surpass yourself.
5) Provide positive and constructive feedback
When you are in the middle of it all, it is not always easy to
accurately assess how you are handling the challenges at work.
Perhaps from your sense of restlessness it seems that everything is
wrong. Or maybe it’s how you influence the people around you, or
there’s an aspect you just overlooked.
If you just need to blow off steam, talk to a friend or family
member. A mentor should be honest, objective and detached enough
from the situation to help them see the things they are doing well
and see where they can improve. They can look at your problems from
a different perspective and help you develop your problems so that
you can find better solutions.
6) By allowing you to access a larger network
We do not recommend making this your main motivation for
contacting a potential mentor; If you’re only interested in meeting
that person, chances are you’ll feel like you’re using them. But if
both parties agree it’s a good idea, your advisor can introduce you
to people who will be helpful to you.
It can only be about improving your profile. Alternatively,
it can provide you with another source of advice about a problem, or
even pass it on to someone who may have a direct bearing on the
problem.
Here are some ways professional coaching can help.
1. Accept your mistakes.
If you want to advance professionally, you need to know what
really stresses you out and what makes vertical climbing difficult.
Chances are you are aware of many of your shortcomings and are trying
to fix them. But sometimes the biggest mistakes are the ones we
don’t see. A consultant may come in with an outside perspective to
pinpoint issues you may not be able to see.
2. Develop your powers.
Just like knowing your weaknesses, knowing your strengths is
an important part of your career. You know best what you are good at
and what is easiest for you. And again, a mentor can point to
certain powers that you may not fully realize. But forces are just
forces that keep on growing and developing. And often you cannot
create these forces on your own.
3. Learn something new.
No matter how smart you are or what you know, the more you
know, the more you will realize how much you need to learn. Finding
a consultant outside of your company or department gives you access
to knowledge you may not have known you were lacking. It can also be
beneficial to specifically seek out an advisor who knows the area you
need to learn more about. Learning something new not only makes you
a better person, but also shows your employer that you are
disciplined and take initiative – always good qualities.
4. Discuss difficult decisions.
As an outside source, a mentor has a unique perspective and
can advise you without being interested in the position. When
difficult business (or even personal) problems arise, often you can’t
discuss them with others in your company. Professional coaching
provides the knowledge and wisdom needed to receive a high quality
opinion and can help you assess your options. Basically, you are in
a safe zone and can comment and discuss the situation without
offending anyone or speaking against the grain.
5. Connect with new people.
After working in the same industry for many years, you find
that everyone knows the same people. And they all know the same
people in the industry. As an outsider, your mentor has access to a
whole new network of people you may not be. You can tap into the
wisdom of both yourself and your mentor. Networking with new people
increases your chances exponentially. As the saying goes: “It’s
about who you know.”
Connecting with a mentor can transform your career in ways you
never thought possible before. Whether you are at the beginning, in
the middle or at the end of your career path, a mentor can accompany
and support you which will make you a better employee and a better
person.
How do you choose a mentor?
Hope you have got a clear idea about how mentoring can help
you make the most of your career and grow. Why not take the time to
think about how a mentor might benefit you and whether you would like
to pursue it?
If you decide to give it a try, there are three things to keep
in mind when choosing the right fit.
1) Trust is the key
Your teaching meetings should be a safe place where you can be
honest about the challenges you face. You need to know that you can
trust your mentor to talk openly about the things that are important
to you and to know that your conversations are confidential. It’s
number one for good reason: Think of it as the foundation of a good
counseling relationship.
2) Make him someone you admire
A mentor should be someone whose advice and talents you
respect. While he is not an easy role model, he should be someone
who inspires you to be better and demonstrates skills and behaviors
that you admire.
This does not necessarily mean that they should be much higher or
even higher than you. If you feel that their advice and ideas are
valuable, or that they can help you improve your skills, you can be a
good mentor.
Respectfully
Vasile