The Career Growth Podcast
Growing in your career can be a truly enriching experience, but it comes with it's own set of challenges and hurdles. Listen to Career Growth Evangelist, Teja Gudluru talk about simple and easy to use career hacks to manage hurdles and proven methods to grow in your career with ease and guaranteed results. If you are someone struggling with workplace politics, difficult co-workers and managers, having critical conversations, influencing for better appraisals or stuck in a role for too long, this is the place for you to listen to tips and tricks of the trade that we have come to call, Growth Hacks.
The Career Growth Podcast
Ep 11 - 3 Mistakes to avoid when selecting a mentor
In this episode we will talk about the 3 most common mistakes people make when selecting a boss.
Episode Summary:
Mistake 1 : Asking a Stranger to be Your Mentor
While it can be quite empowering to ask a person who has inspired you to be your mentor, what are the common mistakes when asking someone to be your mentor and they do no know you?
Mistake 2: Expecting Miracles
Mentoring often is a long-term game. What do most people do with their mentors and how unrealistic expectations can spoil the experience
Mistake 3: Not being Clear about the Goal
Do you know what you want to accomplish with your mentor? Do you rely on one mentor or do you work with different mentors based on your need?