8 Tips For An Amazing Mentor Relationship

Mentorship is one for anyone looking to develop personally or professionally, and many successful people attribute at least part of their success to having a mentor. The right mentor can impart advice and provide connections that help their mentee reach heights that would be impossible alone. A mentor can serve as a fantastic sounding board at critical points throughout your career.

Here are Laurence Bradford’s quick and snappy top 8 tips on building that perfect mentor relationship:

1. Mentorship requires intentional investments of time and energy; you get what you put in.
2. Experienced perspectives are invaluable for young careers and companies.
3. The best mentors are the ones who can fill gaps in your skillset. Don’t seek a mentor who’s your clone.
4. You don’t always have to follow a mentor’s advice–but listen to it and evaluate it.
5. Anyone can be a mentor–even without knowing it.
6. Diversity of mentorship is important.
7. There are specific things you can do to being a good mentee.
8. Mentorship is beneficial for the mentors too.

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