Having good mentors in an academic career is like having a superpower!In this video, I unpack the many benefits of having mentors, how the mentoring relationship can work, and tips for how to go about finding good mentors and avoid bad ones.🙏 Please reshare if of interest to you, your colleagues, friends and/or family!Complete topic list and timestamps:📌 (0:00) Introduction to Mentoring📌 (0:20) My Experience with Being Mentored📌 (0:41) Why is Having Mentors Awesome?📌 (1:06) Mentors See Things You Don’t📌 (1:21) Mentors Bring Diverse Experiences📌 (1:41) Mentors Provide Typical Support📌 (1:57) Mentors Are a Critical Part of Many Careers📌 (2:13) Constructive Criticism in a Safe Environment📌 (2:35) Mentors Enable Growth📌 (3:20) Supervisors Aren’t Always Mentors📌 (4:05) What Makes a Good Mentor?📌 (4:18) My Way Isn’t Necessarily Best for You📌 (4:37) Tailored Advice for You📌 (4:57) Update Their Advice, Constantly📌 (5:22) Give Good Advice But Let You Screw Up📌 (5:57) You Still Need to Critically Listen📌 (6:22) Mentors Don’t Have to be Friends📌 (6:37) Mentors Don’t Have to be Perfect Matches📌 (7:11) Make up Your Mentors in the Aggregate📌 (7:39) Mentors for Specific Areas of Your Career📌 (8:26) Interacting with Your Mentors📌 (9:24) Finding Mentors📌 (9:52) Use Your Existing Network📌 (10:09) Be Flexible When Approaching Mentors📌 (10:35) Can Be Done Online!📌 (11:04) Good Mentors Do Due Diligence📌 (11:18) Your Mentor Team Should Evolve Over Time📌 (11:46) Summary: Mentors are like a Superpower

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