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Remote Work is Killing Career Growth for Young Professionals

August 19, 2024 / 00:58

This episode discusses mentoring, focusing on the difference between capital M mentoring and small m mentoring. It emphasizes the importance of surrounding oneself with capable and ethical individuals for personal and professional growth.

The conversation highlights that capital M mentoring, where a mentor is assigned to provide magical solutions, is ineffective. Instead, small m mentoring, which involves learning from the behaviors of successful people in everyday situations, is presented as the more productive approach.

Key points include the idea that many individuals seeking career acceleration overlook the value of being around capable people. The speaker warns that these choices may lead to future regret.

TLDR

Mentoring is more effective through daily interactions than assigned relationships.

Episode

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mentoring can be described as capital M mentoring and small M mentoring capital M is where some person is assigned to
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you they're going to imuse some magical phrase or saying or thing and all of a sudden everything is going to work out
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for you that form of capital M mentoring doesn't exist and has never worked for those that have tried it the thing
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that's really productive is small and mentoring and that happens when you model behaviors of really smart people
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and really capable people really ethical people and again that happens because you're seeing them on a day-to-day basis
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not just in a meeting but in the gaps between meetings they'll include you in certain things or you'll have lunch with
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them and this is what I mean by all of these people that are looking for an accelerant in their career they've
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robbed themselves of the most powerful accelerant possible which is capable people to surround themselves with they
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are going to look back on these decisions and they're going to regret them

Episode Highlights

  • The Myth of Capital M Mentoring
    Capital M mentoring is a fantasy; real growth comes from small, everyday interactions.
    “That form of capital M mentoring doesn't exist.”
    @ 00m 16s
    August 19, 2024
  • Surround Yourself with Capable People
    Choosing the right mentors can accelerate your career more than you think.
    “They've robbed themselves of the most powerful accelerant possible.”
    @ 00m 46s
    August 19, 2024

Episode Quotes

  • That form of capital M mentoring doesn't exist.
    Remote Work is Killing Career Growth for Young Professionals
  • They are going to regret them.
    Remote Work is Killing Career Growth for Young Professionals

Key Moments

  • Reality Check00:16
  • Regret Ahead00:57