1st Edition

Mentor Myth How to Take Control of Your Own Success

By Debby Carreau Copyright 2016
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Mentors are over-utilized, under-trained and, as studies show, under-deliver. From an employer's perspective, assigning a mentor is often a band-aid to a larger problem. From an employee's perspective, a lack of formal mentorship is seen as a serious, career-inhibiting problem, the equivalent of sailing a boat without a rudder.  In The Mentor Myth, Debby Carreau represents this dichotomy,... Read more
Introduction: The Mentor Myth, CHAPTER 1. Taking Control of Your Career, CHAPTER 2. Laying the Right Foundation: Education and New Jobs, CHAPTER 3. A Week Is 168 Hours — Use Them Wisely, CHAPTER 4. Everything Speaks: Personal Brand Matters, CHAPTER 5. The Four Cs You Won’t Learn in B-School, CHAPTER 6. Your Network and Sponsors, CHAPTER 7. Overpromise, Overdeliver, CHAPTER 8. Taking Action and Risks, CHAPTER 9. The Value of Failure and Resilience, Conclusion, Notes, References, Index, Acknowledgments, About the Author

Biography

Carreau, Debby