Do We Live In ONE-WAY STREETS?

Do We Live In ONE-WAY STREETS?

Do We Live In ONE-WAY STREETS?  BTW, here's a typical road for the average person.  Goes to school.  Gets good grades.  Gets a job.  Buy things on debt.  Buys properties on mortgage.  Settles mortgages and debts.  Teaches the same to his kids.  Retires.  Dies.  And the vicious cycle loops.  Along the way, sometimes that 'road', that ;cycle' gets interrupted.  WHAT happens next is panic

As we progress along in life, we start at entry-level, get trained, get mentored.  And along the way, we build relationships and rapport with our mentor[s] and seniors and our more seasoned colleagues helpful to our growth and development.  BTW, I also went through those formal technical trainings @IBM.  For a long time, that's all mentorship was to me, a linear relationship WHERE seniors taught, supported and advocated for their juniors.  These days, do we notice, that 'old school' kind of thing DOESN'T happen all the time anymore.  In fact, I uncorked REVERSE MENTORING

After so many donkey years, I realized that things do RESET.  You could have been trained and honed for so many of those capabilities you have [till now].  Then WHEN you fast-forward to the present, you would realize that you need to RETOOL and UPSKILL yourself.  WHY?  Because you want to keep abreast with the times, with the developments in life.  And bottom line is, you want to keep yourself RELEVANT [and avoid ending up IRRELEVANT, right]

Today, WHAT's my realization?  It is that MENTORSHIP is NOT a ONE-WAY STREET.  Your age, your experience OR even experience has NOTHING to do with the value you bring to the table.  You have as much to contribute as those WHO are seemingly more experienced than you.  This is the case of REVERSE MENTORSHIP, which, simply put, it describes a situation in which a younger OR early career professional mentors a much more senior colleague

Our takeaway:  WHILE the overarching goal mirrors that of a traditional mentorship. which means advancing the professional growth of the MENTEE, because roles have reversed.  So, this shows that everyone goes through that experential learning that is as valuable.  If you're just starting out in your career and you want to get involved in a REVERSE MENTORSHIP, do figure out WHAT you have to offer.  WHAT lessons are you willing to share?  HOW can you communicate your knowledge to someone else without overwhelming them?  You can bring them VALUE and help them do their jobs better by sharing your experience around HOW you think about.  So, DO WE STILL LIVE IN ONE-WAY STREETs?  Let's depart from that❗❗❗