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You have a mentor. You meet for coffee once a quarter. Nothing changes.
It's not your mentor's fault. The difference is what you do next.
Lisa met a VP four levels above her at a conference. One courageous ask later, that VP is her mentor, and Lisa is in line for a director opportunity.
Every mentor you have sits in one of four boxes. Every box has a next move.
In this episode:
— The three monster mistakes mentees make, and which one is keeping you stuck
— Why once-a-year coffee isn't a mentor
— The Mentorship Maximizer Matrix: score every mentor on fit and commitment
— When to move on, when to dig for gold, and when to ask for more
— The most generous thing you can give a mentor, and how Josh became my sponsor
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Watch next:
Leveraging Mentorship for Career Growth: Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes
All three monster mistakes, unpacked in depth.
Forget Networking. Build Your Career Crew.
Empty matrix? Start by filling your life raft.
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Rather start with a conversation? I'm on LinkedIn every day. Send me a DM → https://www.linkedin.com/in/thezachwhite
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I'm Zach White, a former engineering leader at Whirlpool, and since 2019 I've coached 300+ engineering leaders at 200+ companies, big tech to rust belt.
And if you want to see the Director Promotion Plan — how we help engineering leaders turn the right relationships into the next promotion, without handing over their nights and weekends to do it...