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How to be an effective mentor (when you're not the manager)

How to be an effective mentor (when you're not the manager)

UXAustralia

May 14, 2020
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    i f a li e e e a d he ef e ma c ai e . Thi a c i i he j i e f Ca i LIVE a d he a h i ed a e ible f a me a d ma be c ied ed b a he a i h a h i a i . Page 27 STEVE BATY: I can ee and hea e e hing. LUCY DENTON: Pe fec ! Ama ing. Thank m ch, S e e, f ha l el in . M name i L c , I am a eni de igne a D e ail. We a e a S dne -ba ed a if ha en' hea d f . We b ild a la f m f c llab a i e UX anal i and ing e ea ch da a and in igh . B I did j j in hem ecen l , a c le f m n h ag ac all . I ha e been king f he c m an l nge in i la i n han I ha e in e n. B i ' been OK. And j i ha I a a A ala ian and I a a eni UX de igne he f j e fi e ea . I ked he e f j e fi e ea . S , me f he e e ience and ie I ell ab da i f m m ime a A ala ian a ell. S , da I an alk ab de ign leade hi a ide f m managemen , hich I hink i a g ea f ll n f m Mag ' e en a i n, hank m ch f ha , Mag . I hink f en hen e le hea de ign leade de ign leade hi he hink f e le manage and head f, hich f c e, i n ng. B he e a e ecific le , he ea leade hi i a he he a ic la kill f being able g ide and infl ence he e le. Leade hi i a kill ha lea n and de el e ime a he han a i i n ' e in , ch a managemen . And, f c e, manage and head f e i e g d leade hi kill f hei le b eall an ne n he eam can be a g d de ign leade and a g d men he n he eam. Pe nall , I hink ha ing a men e en m l i le men in ca ee i ne f he be hing can d g and ca ee a ide f m fi hand e e ience, f c e. B e nall , I' e f nd i - I f nd lea ning f m an he e n h ha en iall m e e e ience han me e en j diffe en e e ience f m me, be e al able and m ch m e ac ical han lea ning f m he e ce like b k and
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    i f a li e e e a d he ef e ma c ai e . Thi a c i i he j i e f Ca i LIVE a d he a h i ed a e ible f a me a d ma be c ied ed b a he a i h a h i a i . Page 33 alk ab he ha e ble ening . Q e i n like ha a e i i ie , h a e acking i h hi hing e ke ab e i l can hel k ha end ime n. Y men ee al a ha m e c n e f he i a i n han d . S f en I had men h ld n li en ha I a a ing and gi e me blanke ad ice i h nde anding he i a i n. Al h gh i a al a ell in ended i i f en mi inf med ad ice and ha can be m e c nf ing han hel f l f a men ee. I find e i ning like ha d e he ideal c me l k like f ? Wha a e he ne e ' e lanning ake? Can eall hel a a men nde and ha he ' e ing achie e. And hen, finall , I all a k m men ee ell me h I can be hem ha he ld like f m me and a k f feedback n m men hi I can na in n ha he a e finding m al able. S me ime a men ee a k a e i n i dealing i h a i a i n d n' ha e e e ience i h e nall d n' ha e an an e . I ha e een e le make ad ice in hi i a i n and I d nde and a a men can feel e ed kn all he an e e e hing b i i mi leading and nhel f l. And he e i n hame in n kn ing e e hing, n - ne kn e e hing. I ell m men ee if i a a jec I a in l ed in I ell hem ha I ld d ne and if i a gen inel I ld each me ne in m a ea h kn m e, I ld c nnec hem i h ha e n. I hink ha ing ne k i ne f he m al able hing can d f men ee , a a e n in an ind ha e b ild a ne k f fe i nal e ime h can d a n f ad ice and ha ' ne f m al able a e . Sha ing ha i h men ee can nl ck m e and e e ience f hem d a n a ell. And, finall , a a men , can la a h ge le in inc ea ing me ne' elf-c nfidence. I ha e f nd ha f en me ne h eache f a men me ne h
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