Comments on: Reflections on Mentors

By: Blake P.

Blake P. — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:58:17 +0000

In a different way, you are serving that “mentor” role to all of us regular readers as you pass on the lessons you have learned. You are in a position that a lot us get up early and stay late just to get a shot at achieving.

By: Derald

Derald — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:49:31 +0000

Inspiring post that makes me recall the mentoring moments that you’ve had with me. Thanks for that Mr. Feld.

By: Roman Rytov

Roman Rytov — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:00:54 +0000

Great post, Bred.
Having a mentor makes your growth faster and life prettier. One is lucky to get an experienced mentor but how to find one? Especially when the coaching is in a professional plane?

I tried to draw my thoughts on that here:

http://roman-rytov.typepad.com/miles/2006/11/how_to_find_a_m.html

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:17:57 +0000

Brad, this was a great post and I hope your thoughts make the book. I don’t think the value of mentors through all phases of life can be understated. From random advice you can get via email (like the kind you’ve given me!) to routinely meeting with people and having deeper conversation, these relationships make it possible to get so much more out of one life.

By: Krish

Krish — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:39:58 +0000

Truly great insight. The union of Mentor & Mentee – and their role transition…that’s quite a gem.

By: Graeme Thickins

Graeme Thickins — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:46:02 +0000

Brad, this is a great post. Very inspiring and enlightening. A great lesson of life: if one focuses on the giving part, what one gets back just kind of takes care of itself. Enduring relationships are about giving.

cheers,
Graeme

By: Christopher Conlan

Christopher Conlan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:06:11 +0000

Kismet that I sort of stumbled on this post. I was just incorporating your “co-mentoring” concept into an organizational structure/business plan trying to explain it as a cost reduction/efficiency elevator in terms of “forward moving internal controls” for a start-up trying to maximize its personnel and invested funds in Phase I (pre-revenue). I hope you don’t mind if I borrow “co-mentoring” in my glossary!

It’s also a nice time when the shift occurs between a father and son!