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Machine generated contents note: Section 1 What Good Mentoring Looks Like -- 1. The Relationship You Need to Get Right -- Understanding your role as a protege / Laura Sherbin -- 2. Mentoring in All Its Shapes and Sizes -- Mentoring comes from lots of sources -- not just sage executives with 20 years on you / Amy Gallo -- Section 2 Mapping Out Your Development -- 3. Reaching Your Potential -- Know yourself -- and find fulfillment / Robert S. Kaplan -- 4. Making Yourself Indispensable -- Shore up what you already do best / Scott K. Edinger -- 5. Why You Didn't Get That Promotion -- Get the feedback you need to advance / John Beeson -- Section 3 Growth And Advancement -- 6. Finding the Right Mentors -- Here are three common types -- and when each works best / Diane Coutu -- 7. Defining Your Goals and Expectations -- Some questions to guide your thinking / Diane coutu.

8. Starting and Maintaining Relationships with Mentors -- It takes structure and rigor to build strong relationships and keep them fruitful / Lew Mccreary -- 9. How to Get More from Your Mentors -- Provide value -- and receive more in return / Jodi Glickman -- 10. Employ a Personal Board of Directors -- Hitching your career to one mentor won't take you far / Priscilla Claman -- 11. A Smarter Way to Network -- Connect with carefully chosen people to get more out of your relationships / Robert Thomas -- 12. Accelerate Your Development: Tips for Millennial -- Put your mentoring on a fast track to compete for bigger roles / Karie Willyerd -- 13. Mentoring for Gen Xers -- Earlier in your career, it made sense to dabble. Now it's time to play to your strengths / Tamara Erickson -- 14. Keep Learning from Your Proteges -- Stay humble, and stay sharp / Hollis Heimbouch.

"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• Evaluate your progress in reaching your professional goals" -Publisher's description.

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