Yesterday, I moderated a mentoring panel for the TechWomen Mentor Kickoff event (hosted by SurveyMonkey in San Francisco). The experienced and inspiring panelists were:
- Mentorship Advice: Katy Dickinson, Mentoring Standard
- Professional Mentor: Roojuta Lalani, Salesforce
- Impact Coach: Kiko Smith, Twitter
- Cultural Mentor: Jennifer Gieber, Glassdoor
Some of our advice:
- Katy: Look for long term success, this is a personal relationship in a professional setting
- Roojuta: Be flexible, make introductions, find people to help
- Jennifer: Create handouts for events, give good directions with pictures, be flexible, reach out to other mentors
- Kiko: Provide resources, help the group find value in each other, encourage teamwork, stay focused, show up and listen
I also offered my five best questions:
- What problem are you solving? (define the challenge)
- How do you know when you are done? (success/completion metrics)
- Who is your customer? (target audience)
- What is your data? (quantification)
- What difference will it make? (impact)
These are on my Mentoring Standard website
I was proud to attend this event with my Co-Mentor and daughter, Jessica Dickinson Goodman. She is a Country Coach for Palestine and I am a Country Coach for Algeria this year.
Just for fun – some of my collection of magnets from the 22 TechWomen countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia:
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Images Copyright 2019 by Katy Dickinson – with thanks to Jessica Dickinson Goodman.
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