The Useful Trick for Finding a Mentor Outside Your Network
By Jo Miller
I was facilitating a leadership workshop recently when the subject of mentors came up. One participant asked, “How do I find a mentor outside my company who is in leadership? Where would I go to network beyond my current work group?”
Finding mentors outside your own company can be a valuable experience because they can provide a level of objectivity that mentors in your direct management chain lack. So how do you find them?
Read my article on Mashable.
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
By Jo Miller
I was facilitating a leadership workshop recently when the subject of mentors came up. One participant asked, “How do I find a mentor outside my company who is in leadership? Where would I go to network beyond my current work group?”
Finding mentors outside your own company can be a valuable experience because they can provide a level of objectivity that mentors in your direct management chain lack. So how do you find them?
Read my article on Mashable.
Jo Miller
A leading authority on women’s leadership, Jo Miller is a sought-after, dynamic, and engaging speaker, delivering more than 70 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200 women. Her expertise lies in helping women lead, climb, and thrive in their corporate careers. Jo has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for women’s leadership conferences, women’s professional associations, and Fortune 1000 corporate women’s initiatives. Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.net and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.
