Who do you turn to for career advice? Some people turn to friends outside of work, others put all the responsibility in the hands of their leaders. These might seem like solid options they can think of as they consider their professional development.

But it's important to understand the limits of how friends (and peers) can support us in our development. And we need to be mindful not to treat a boss as a "work parent", setting up a relationship that doesn't help their career development.

But as unhelpful as those common dynamics are, even worse? Having no one at all to regularly turn to for advice.

In this episode, The Mental Offload presents a different model: developing your personal Board of Advisors to guide your professional growth.