In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', host Sheila Boysen – Rotelli, talks about Mentorship, seeking out opportunities to be a great Mentor and the different types of Mentors. In this episode she discusses on a Mentor-Mentee relationship and the things that make it as effective as possible.

Episode Highlights:

• Mentoring is tremendously important!
• Mentors often protect the interests of their mentee and teach them kind of learning from that relationship.
• Peer Mentors are professional colleagues who advise you but a peer mentor might share your role when you start a new company, maybe they can teach you about the job or about what's worked well for them.
• Life Mentors can offer advice during difficult career decision where you're making really big decisions about your life or about your career maybe changing to a completely new industry or relocating.
• Helping to drive the relationship and agenda of these meetings can be a great way to be active and take ownership in the relationship.
• Searching for people who not only have the professional experience to advise you, but also share your core values and look for diverse perspectives as well.
• Mentoring can be so valuable not only for the Mentee but also for the Mentor; it provides so much intrinsic value.
• Getting to know your Mentee by asking about their background, their aspirations, how they enjoy spending their time, etc.

3 Key Points:

1. Sheila talks in detail about what specifically a Mentor is as well as various types of Mentors including Peer Mentors, Career Mentors and Life Mentors.
2. Sheila thinks that there are a few things that are helpful to look forward to in terms of catering to the mentoring relationship needs and this includes Compatibility or Chemistry. Sheila encourages considering looking for a Mentor that you genuinely connect with.
3. As per her, one invaluable form of support that you can give a Mentee is connecting them with opportunities and other colleagues; help them build their professional network by offering to put them in touch with other individuals who are in your network.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "But, I'm also striving very hard to be a good mentor to others and that's been tremendously rewarding and exciting to do as well."- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "Mentors also benefit from growing in their leadership, you know, being able to step into this role as a trusted adviser.- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "I think that's a question I get often: 'Can my Career Mentor be my current manager?' " - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "The truth is each mentor mentee relationship is going to be completely different." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "You want to be able to trust your mentor with confidential information." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: WebsitePodcast