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How to Ask a Senior Leader to Be Your Mentor
Lucas and Luna tackle a question that stops many careers cold: how do you ask a senior leader you don't know well to become your mentor? They break down a specific strategy used by a product manager at Microsoft who secured mentorship from a vice president by sending a 30-second video message instead of a long email. Lucas explains why high-level executives often say yes to a surprising request: a single 15-minute call with no agenda beyond 'I want to learn how you think.' Luna pushes back on the fear of rejection, and they walk through the exact four-sentence ask that worked…
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