Apply these lessons to any area of learning or development! Tali and Cody discuss leadership and mentorship qualities from their experiences as coaches, mentors, leaders, and students. What to look for and how to get the most from a mentorship.
00:45 Icebreaker MASH game
03:25 Coaching And Mentorship
05:24 Asking for guidance is not a sign of weakness
09:15 Culture is punishing us for asking questions
13:18 One Hallmark of a great coach/mentor: Creating a safe environment for curiosity, shop around for someone you resonate with
15:42 Askholes, don't be one!
17:09 A great coach is a collaborator, not a dogmatic dictator Ex. Coach Burgener, CrossFit Invictus
25:23 Leadership and Management are not synonymous
27:06 "I don't know", is a respectable answer, especially if it's followed up with, "but let's figure this out"
28:36 What is a leader? John Maxwell: Leadership is influence. You can identify them through consensual followers vs. forced "followers"
33:12 "A wise man has many councilors". Find different mentors for each specific area of improvement, instead of a one-size-fits-all guru
35:38 Chris Cooper: Two Brain Radio Podcast
37:05 What is the difference between a Coach and a Mentor?
39:14 Dr. Dave Rief
42:30 The value of mentorship and coaching
48:20 Some pitfalls to having more than one coach/mentor at the same time, fix: collaborate!
54:21 a good leader should be able to communicate the "why". "Because I said so" is not a valid "why"
1:03:47 When leadership goes awry, The Stanford Prison Experiment
1:05:40 You may need different coaches and mentors for different stages of your journey. Example: Rocky, for in-depth ideas about mentors, check out Mastery by Robert Greene
1:19:55 Sometimes the right mentor can give you a simple queue that is exactly what you need
1:23:41 Don't let value slip away, develop systems for holding onto what you learn
1:25:21 Should there be a separation between you and your mentors/coaches?
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