A successful mentoring relationship is a two-way street. While mentors offer guidance, insights, and support, it’s up to the mentee to make the most of the experience. Whether you're just starting your mentoring journey or already have a mentor, knowing how to show up as a proactive and respectful mentee is key to your growth. Here are the top do’s and don'ts of being a great mentee.
Even though our main focus since the beginning has been to help women with their professional development, since we heard many stories of women struggling with their careers, our programs are open to any other genders who also want to grow professionally. Read about the stories of two men that applied to our programs and their experience.
Harassment is not an easy topic. Although it doesn't get to be discussed openly, physical, digital, or sexual harassment still happens from time to time at every workplace. What to do if you or someone you know become a person who is being harassed by a coworker? There are several steps in the process – make sure to get through them, speak out, and don't hesitate to seek help. You're not alone!
None of us were born as leaders but we are capable of leading regardless of what we are doing in an organization. We might think that we’d be stepping on someone’s toes if we tried to lead though we are not in charge. But trust me, the principles I am going to share with you will help express our absolute best and elevate others without needing a title. We can show the leader inside us by just following these simple principles.
Každý měsíc se ptáme našich mentees a mentorů na jejich zkušenost s mentoringem. V květnu jsme se ptali Marie-Anny Omosharky, která je content manažerkou v GLAMI a jejíž mentorkou je Sofianna Ng, ředitelka marketingu a komunikace v AccelerAsia. Společně probraly nejen různá cvičení, která Marii-Anně pomohla stát se lepším leaderem, ale také dostala si vyměnily tipy na zajímavé knihy. Obě také zjistily, že kromě profesionálních zkušeností mají taky mnoho podobných osobnostních rysů a že i to pomohlo k tomu, aby jejich vztah byl opravdu jedinečný.
Chcete být součástí mentoringového programu, ale nemůžete si to finančně dovolit? Máme pro vás tip : zeptejte se vašeho managera, ať vám to proplatí. Proč? Být součástí našeho mentoringového programu vám pomůže v profesním růstu a naučíte se mnoho nových schopností. Z toho, že máte mentora budete profitovat jak vy, tak i váš zaměstnavatel.
Are you afraid of change? Get a mentor to help you fight it! This could be the message of the interview with one of our mentees Tereza Svedova and her mentor Michaela Kloudová, the founder & CEO of Genster. Misa not only guided Terka in leaving her comfortable job in finance into the unknown world of start-ups, but she also introduced her to its Czech community. And all of that despite being very skeptical about mentoring in the first place. Thank you for putting your trust in Femme Palette.
Wish you had a proper summer break, same as at school or university times? Shame we can’t travel back in time and enjoy three months off! But today, having full-time jobs and many responsibilities,summer is still a slow season, with many vacation days to take. It means you can still have some time off and use this summer break to your advantage. So how to get the most out of your, even short, summer break?
A friend once showed me a graph of his salary progression over the years (yes, he’s that person), it looked like those generic graphs you see on cartoons: smooth, up, and to the right. My heart sank, is that what mine was supposed to look like? Because let me tell you, the best way to describe my career is: turbulent.
