tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506991690184027637.post159739823798157363..comments2021-05-22T04:49:21.611-04:00Comments on Similar Circles - mentoring, networking and building community: What to expect from this blogIrma Ladouce11http://www.blogger.com/profile/09975068112926355336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506991690184027637.post-84128790778604517492008-06-22T22:06:00.000-04:002008-06-22T22:06:00.000-04:00Congrats on the blog! I've added it to my RSS rea...Congrats on the blog! I've added it to my RSS reader. :)<BR/><BR/>As for post topics...at my previous job, there was a well-established infrastructure for finding mentors in various capacities. I found some of them to be very helpful to talk to regarding what was happening day-to-day and week-to-week, with perhaps an eye on the future. And I think it did help me; in the end I left that company because I'd realised it really didn't suit me personally.<BR/><BR/>So now I'm in a new job, which I'm having a great time of, but it's a much smaller company where, in fact, I'm one of the most experienced (software) developers. I have excellent colleagues, but no real chance to find a mentor internally.<BR/><BR/>This leads me to two questions: <BR/>1) How do you find someone to be a mentor outside of your organisation, and<BR/>2) When that person is outside of the organisation, how do you handle talking about things that matter to you and your work, but might be considered confidential/proprietary intellectual property?<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to say in the blog, and to the book release party. ;)Unknown Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12086466077720957055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506991690184027637.post-54628455417442110502008-06-19T21:31:00.000-04:002008-06-19T21:31:00.000-04:00Keeping your network question of the day: How do y...Keeping your network question of the day: How do you say no to a job that you've been in the interview process with for five weeks, without burning bridges or making anyone angry?Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338834229223835132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6506991690184027637.post-50179294415990800782008-06-19T06:24:00.000-04:002008-06-19T06:24:00.000-04:00Hi Dennie,This is a great start! Welcome to the g...Hi Dennie,<BR/><BR/>This is a great start! Welcome to the global world of blogging!<BR/><BR/>Emmanuel<BR/>MotivatormanEmmanuel Lopez - Motivatormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274684724709478872noreply@blogger.com