How to find a good mentor
Reaching out to older, more experienced people can be pretty daunting to young professionals. We are oftentimes intimidated by individuals who are very accomplished on paper and are wondering what value we can even add with our limited life and work experience. And yet everyone around us keeps stressing the importance of having mentors. But how to find them? This week, we are joined by Sanyin Siang, Executive Director of the Coach K Leadership & Ethics Center at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and adjunct associate professor with Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering. Sanyin is currently ranked as the world's #1 Executive Coach by Thinkers50 and she is the author of the Launch Book. Sanyin is not only an incredible mentor herself but also loves debunking some common mentorship myths. On this episode, she shares advice on how to best approach potential mentors and how to be a good mentee. Sanyin strongly believes in the power of paying it forward and shares some beautiful anecdotes on how her mentees have added a lot of value to her life. This episode also features some endearing moments as our host Thamina admits her "girl crush" on Sanyin and how she had been admiring her from afar for years. Don't miss out on a touching exchange between the two women as Sanyin offers Thamina some incredibly kind words of encouragement.