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Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships (HBR Work Smart Series)
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Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships (HBR Work Smart Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Eliana Goldstein, Amy Gallo, Melody Wilding, Steven G. Rogelberg
May 2024
Beginner content levelBeginner
208 pages
3h 8m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Audiobook available
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19 What’s the Right Way to Find a Mentor?

by Janet T. Phan

In the summer of 2004, I was 18 years old, preparing for my first year of college and looking for ways to fund my education. I was working double shifts at KFC and late nights at Hollywood Video, yet one day, I found myself at a gas station without enough money to fill up my tank.

I made a promise to myself to do whatever it would take never to be in this situation again: one where I was living from paycheck to paycheck, working multiple jobs, and couch surfing to save money on rent. Working harder—in my case, 12-hour days—wasn’t getting me anywhere, but I knew that working smarter could. As the child of refugee parents from Vietnam, I didn’t have anyone at home who understood how ...

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ISBN: 9781647827120