The Reluctant Mentor: Recent Episodes
The Reluctant Mentor
Lew interviews Jennifer Wells this week to talk about her career in photography, her creative use of miniatures in her photographic work that she applied to the cover design for The reluctant Mentor, and of course her experiences with mentoring in the workplace as a young millennial.
Once when I was in college, a high school friend came down for a weekend and we went out partying. In the process of excessive drinking and the crowds of college weekend binge partying, we got separated. This was in the days before cell phones, so we didn’t have any way of contacting each other. […]
One of my favorite binge-watch shows is Mad Men. It’s a well-written and produced television show. I’m also intrigued by the business standards of the day. In that day – the 1960s – men wore suits and were in charge. Women usually played a subservient role. It was considered standard etiquette for a professional to […]
It is hard to imagine life before the internet came along. To the current generation that has recently entered – or is planning to enter – the work world, they have never known a world without it. They have seen it evolve to some degree, but it has always been there. To them, Myspace is […]
It doesn’t seem to matter how often I screw up, I never seem to get used to it. I’ve written at length about the benefits of taking risks, not being afraid to fail and learning from your mistakes. It’s just a lot easier to advise it for others than to practice it for myself. No […]
Does your company have a mentoring program? Most companies have some form of program with varying levels of success. At some places, formal policies for mentoring are established. “Bob, you’ll be mentored by Mary”. At other companies it’s just a strong recommendation but it’s not required. They may tell you to just find someone you […]