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I would start with your existing networks rather than asking strangers online. With 13 YoE, I imagine you are around 35 years old. Is there anyone in your professional life that (a) you trust and (b) you are willing to learn from? Good mentorship, in my experience, is informal. A lunch here, a phone call there. The majority of your conversation would be personal and not benefit-focused. Good luck.
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This makes me sad. That said, to answer your questions... .
It is never too late to get a mentor. I have mentors and they have and continue to change through my career.
This is not the right place to seek a mentor. A mentorship implies a level of trust and interest from both parties, so someone in your firm would probably be a good bet. I would approach people closest to you whom you respect and admire to seek advice from. If you don’t have those types of relationships, start developing them, so they can evolve into a mentorship down the road.
The goal then is to develop sponsors - people who are willing to put their political capital on the line to promote your interests. Most start up as mentors.
Good luck.
^Very well said.
I’d add that a “mentor” is not something that can be assigned, rather is someone whose advice you seek and who knows you well enough and cares about you enough to offer thoughtful counsel. Note - they have to know you and care about you first. So start with thinking how you can build more, better relationships with any number of senior people. Then through those conversations you might start asking advice. And asking advice is also a good way to build relationships! People like to help.
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1// A good first step might be paid business coaching. That can help you with a range of leadership skills and feedback, which might include how to grow your network to find some mentors.
2// My best mentors have been organic intros. Keep your eyes/ ears open for people at work saying “speak to so-and-so, they’re really interested in this topic” and then book the meeting and make it a recurring. If you “click” with them after meeting a few times it may evolve into a mentoring relationship.