THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Career

“To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.”
- Sister Mary Lauretta

TOPIC OF THE DAY

When Your Good Mentor Goes Bad

According to a study at Sun Microsystems, mentees were promoted five times more often than those without a mentor. Eighty-eight percent of respondents to a Center for Creative Leadership survey believe that having a mentor is useful for career development. We've all heard the stats. It never hurts to have a few good mentors behind you. But what happens when a good mentor goes bad?

Enter, stage right, Alan — our star protégé. Alan, whom we've coached, is a vice-president at a private equity firm and on track to become a managing director. Unfortunately,...

Today's topic was adapted from When Your Good Mentor Goes Bad BY Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins

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