November 2019
Beginner
1216 pages
20h 10m
English
A senior publishing executive at William Morris once told me how baffled she was when an aspiring literary agent asked her to be a mentor. She looked at me and said, “She’s got to make me want to be her mentor. Isn’t she supposed to do something for me?” The answer is a definitive yes.
Mentors can provide valuable insight into your organization, inside information about the politics of the place, and useful over-the-shoulder advice about which people to work with and which ones to avoid. But to get all that and more, you’ve got to figure out how to repay the favor and make the relationship work for both of you.
We’re all busy. Like you, your mentors have competing demands on their time ...