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Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Mentors, Mentees, Assistants

Perhaps obvious, but reasonable statement of the needs.  In the HBR.
Can a virtual assistant be a mentee?  We examined.  In the short term, no, the information exchange can be subtle, but longer term it can present structure for basic knowledge. 

 What Mentors Wish Their Mentees Knew
Vineet Chopra, MD, Sanjay Saint, MD

" ... The mentor-mentee relationship is a tango between a more senior person and a junior one. Just as in dance, coordination and orchestration between parties is necessary for grace and success. And while we and others have written about what makes the ideal mentor, comparatively less has attention has been given to the other partner. This gap is unfortunate because, like mentorship, menteeship requires specific behaviors — without which the mentee’s success may be threatened. In this article, we outline five habits of ideal mentees and provide anecdotes and views from our combined years of academic experience. While we focus on the relationship in academic medicine, the takeaways apply to most any field.  ... " 

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