Trade Tips: The Mentor

Money. Resources. Skills. Time. Why and what we choose to invest is often based upon our perceived value of benefit that investment will produce. We also desire a good outcome from our investment. Investments require our commitment to the process in order to reap a fruitful harvest—which may not occur immediately.  The process may require some tweaking, some risk, patience and perseverance. When the reward comes, it will benefit you and others. The same applies when company leaders choose to invest in their staff members. 

Next week begins our two-part series on mentoring, and the value leaders can bring to their team when they recognize how to best invest in them.  Employees may excel in various expertise, but have other areas that require development. An employee may perform well on tasks previously outlined, but struggle to lead a project yet formed. The employee desires to develop such skills but is unsure how to proceed.  Based on our series topic, what qualities do you believe a good leader needs to mentor their staff/team?

We hope to receive your mentor insights. Next week we’ll depict: The Leader Within.

By Nicole Hayes

The Intern Diaries: Internal Mentoring

The Intern Diaries: Internal Mentoring

Over the weekend I was browsing the web and discovered an old article about the importance of having a mentor, The New Rules of Mentoring.

After reading the article, I realized how very grateful I am to have wonderful mentors. In fact I would say that I’m truly blessed to be able to work with two of them, Ryan Duncan and Tamara Braunstein. It has been a little over a month since I started interning at McKinney, but having them both take me under their wings and push me to be great says not only that they care about my work, but also about my wellbeing.

I think it is extremely important to have a mentor in your workplace. My mentors have become the people I go to for advice and help when I don’t understand or know how to do something.

The truth of the matter is; you’re never too old to learn from someone else regardless of your age or professional title. Having a mentor can benefit you in the long run because once upon a time they too were in your shoes.