Finding a Mentor
This resource page links to content designed for young changemakers who want to learn more about how to find, cultivate and sustain professional and healthy mentorship relationships with peers and adults. Search for content to help you build your knowledge of mentor-mentee relationships, goal setting, networking, and communication, and other skills and resources that are relevant to finding and sustaining mentorship relationships.
Article
- What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew - This article from the Harvard Business Review outlines five habits of ideal mentees.
- 10 Tips to Find (and Keep) the Perfect Mentor - This article from Entrepreneur outlines ten tips from some of the world's most sought-after mentors.
- The 5 Types of Mentors You Need in Your Life - This article outlines how to bring together your personal mentorship dream team.
- Are You Mentorable? - This article, part of TED's "How to Be a Better Human" series, contains important advice on assessing your capacity for change.
- How To Find A Mentor And Make It Work - This 21-minute podcast, or the accompanying transcript, details how to find a good mentor and establish a good mentor.
- How to Find a Mentor - This detailed article covers 1. What is a mentor? 2. Benefits of a Mentor-Mentee relationship 3. How to Find a Mentor in 7 Steps 4. The Don't of a Mentor Relationship and 5. The Bottom Line.
- Definition of Mentorship: What Is a Mentor and Do You Need One? - This is an article by World Education Services that defines mentorship.
Toolkit
- 4 Tips For Being A Good Mentee - This article outlines four important considerations for being a good mentee to help women advance in their careers.
Video
- No One is Talking to the Mentees - This 12-minute TEDx Talk invites the audience to reexamine their own 'mentorability'.
- Playlist: How to be a Great Mentor - This is a 14-minute + TEDx Talk video by Kenneth Ortiz who shares his thoughts and wisdom on what is needed to develop successful mentor relationships.