HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need

Find the right person to help supercharge your career. Whether you're eyeing a specific leadership role, hoping to advance your skills, or simply looking to broaden your professional network, you need to find someone who can help. Wait for a senior manager to come looking for you-and you'll probably be waiting forever. Instead, you need to find the mentoring that will help you achieve your goals. Managed correctly, mentoring is a powerful and efficient tool for moving up. The HBR Guide to Getting the Mentoring You Need will help you get it right. You'll learn how to: find new ways to stand out in your organization; set clear and realistic development goals; identify and build relationships with influential sponsors; give back and bring value to mentors and senior advisers; and evaluate your progress in reaching your professional goals.