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How to Build a Secret Circle of Mentors

Duration: 8 minutes

Valuable For: Career Advancement Early Career Mid-Career

Learn the 6 mentors you need for your professional and personal life, and how to find them.

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Mentorship

Networking

Mentors play a crucial role in our lives. There are many different types of mentors you’ll encounter in your careers, and each will help you succeed in different ways. This video identifies six types of “secret” mentors—people who can teach you critical skills from afar.

  1. Compass Holder
  2. Yoda
  3. Co-pilot
  4. Connector
  5. Optimizer
  6. Challenger

Join Rachel Cooke as she defines various types of mentors, shares how you can seek them out, and explores what they can do to benefit your personal and professional life.

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