Mentorship Matters

In this, ever challenging world, having a strong set of mentors is key to your success. Building on the experiences and knowledge of others is the only way to even catch up, much less get ahead. And you need to think beyond career management and think about technical, personal growth, growing your network and all sorts of dimensions as you are thinking about mentors.
Secondly, mentoring someone else can be the most rewarding experience in your life. When should you take on mentees? What are the questions that you need to be asking them? How much of your time should you give up? And so on…
In this talk, we’ll dive into why you need mentors, how to select mentors, how to approach them and how to work with them with case studies from real life. Then we’ll dive into the other side of the coin and how you should work with others when approached to be a mentor.

Table of Contents:

00:11 - Intro
00:54 -
01:18 - I am a perpetual learner…
01:33 - I am a perpetual learner…
02:01 - men·tor
02:22 - men·tor
02:30 - men·tor
03:04 - men·tor
03:07 - Agenda
03:15 - Agenda
03:26 - Agenda
03:29 - Small % of my lifetime mentors
03:34 - How have mentors shaped me?
04:37 - There’s tons more… (and this list is short)
05:11 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
05:20 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
05:56 - Francis Hardin Byrd, aka “Dolly”, aka, “Shorty Francis”, aka my grandmother
07:38 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
07:51 - Denny Williford – coach, mentor, tech lead, pioneer in adult education…
09:37 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
10:26 - Nathan Hancock – Manager and mentor
14:15 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
14:18 - Joe Long – Microsoft Distinguished Engineer, Pathwise Coach, Mentor
15:17 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
15:29 - Dianne Marsh – business partner, friend, mother, architect, developer, Director of Device & Content Security at Netflix, all round badass…
16:26 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
16:29 - Jim Weirich – Friend, OSS Contributor, Speaker, Rubiest
17:09 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
17:11 - Tracey Trewin – mentor, manager, life coach
17:56 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
17:58 - John Dennehy – CEO of HR Locker, Zartis, HireHive, serial entrepreneur, surfer, Estonian Consulate in Ireland
19:27 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
19:28 - Russell Mason – programmer, teacher, manager, singer, preacher, family man
20:28 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
20:29 - Jennifer Marsman – Data Scientist, Developer, Community Advocate, patent holder, friend
20:59 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
21:02 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
21:04 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
21:06 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
21:09 - Just a few of my mentors over time…
23:01 - Agenda
23:09 - How does one approach a mentor?
23:14 - Approaching a mentor
23:57 - Approaching a mentor
24:52 - What's that missing?
25:14 - How should I pick a mentor?
29:49 - What topic?
29:56 - Types of mentors
30:57 - What kind of time commitment? 
31:15 - Be specific
31:47 - Marker
31:52 - Be specific
32:33 - How to use the time…
33:01 - Say thank you...
33:29 - Agenda
33:35 - Be true to yourself
33:37 - How should one be a mentor?
34:59 - Be invited
35:40 - Insist on definition 
35:56 - Be flattered 
36:29 - Be humble
36:40 - Help the mentee think through a problem
37:03 - Agenda
37:03 - Wrapup...
37:13 - Questions?
37:22 -
37:29 - Marker

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