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How to Find a Mentor When You Are Overqualified
Episode 70 of The Career Mentor Podcast tackles a delicate problem: you have more experience than the people around you, but you still need guidance. Lucas and Luna discuss the trap of being the smartest person in the room, why CEOs often hire external coaches despite decades of experience, and how to reframe a mentor as a thinking partner rather than a teacher. They explore a real example from Mary Barra at GM, who kept a mentor from her early engineering days long after she became CEO. The hosts offer three practical strategies: look for mentors outside your hierarchy, focus on specific…
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