Mentors Make Things Happen
Your boss can mentor you, but it’s better to have mentors who are one or two layers above your boss. Then if things go wrong in your relationship with your boss, you’ll have someone more powerful to support you.
One of my clients, whom I’ll call Monica, was having a great deal of trouble with her boss. The two of them just kept butting heads. When Monica came to me, she had pretty much decided that she was just going to give up, and sit back and wait for retirement. However, retirement was still six years off (which is a long time to do nothing). Moreover, Monica’s personality simply didn’t match with that image. If anything, she is the type of person who likes to be involved; she also tends to press on issues and wants ...
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