I wish more people mentored. Out of my relativley short career, I know of only 2 people who have actuall been more of a mentor to me. One is now retired the other I no longer work with.
Are there mentors out there still? I feel like I'm missing out.
I'm passionate about software design and always strive to take a "consultant first" approach to solving problems because it often yields a very different solution than a "technology first..." mindset.
Location
Baton Rouge, LA
Education
Bachelors Degree in Management of Informations Systems from LSU (Louisiana State University)
Yes there are most definitely many of us out there that enjoy mentoring and sharing and challenging our colleagues! But remember mentoring is always a two way thing (you have to genuinely want to learn from someone and maybe even ask them directly)... and it’s often bi-directional meaning you may be the mentor on one topic while learning from others on another.
And finally, even if the mentoring relationship isn’t formal or the other party is a consultant...you may learn a lot from them as they have been around many other industries and environments.
And being argumentative out of ignorance will ensure that no-one is interested in sharing much of anything with you (I keep hoping my current client tech staff may one day learn this) :-)
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I wish more people mentored. Out of my relativley short career, I know of only 2 people who have actuall been more of a mentor to me. One is now retired the other I no longer work with.
Are there mentors out there still? I feel like I'm missing out.
Yes there are most definitely many of us out there that enjoy mentoring and sharing and challenging our colleagues! But remember mentoring is always a two way thing (you have to genuinely want to learn from someone and maybe even ask them directly)... and it’s often bi-directional meaning you may be the mentor on one topic while learning from others on another.
And finally, even if the mentoring relationship isn’t formal or the other party is a consultant...you may learn a lot from them as they have been around many other industries and environments.
And being argumentative out of ignorance will ensure that no-one is interested in sharing much of anything with you (I keep hoping my current client tech staff may one day learn this) :-)