The Importance of a Mentor

Hello Sheeba,

Mentors are such a valuable part of a leader's growth within their professional career. Finding the right one where you can be vulnerable and open is at the heart of this relationship and this can't happen without trust.

Some of the benefits of having a mentor in your life are: 

Accountability: Having someone hold you accountable in life may not be the most enjoyable part of this relationship, but there is great value in this for your development as a leader.  Inevitably, it helps you to take inventory of where you are and of the blind spots that can impact your progress on the journey you are on. 

Gain new perspectives: It can be easy to become stagnate and get stuck in your professional growth, especially if you are isolated or always around the same people most of the time. A mentor will help you to think outside the box and broaden your horizons by challenging you to step outside of your comfort zone. 

Develop leadership skills: A mentor will continually help you grow in every aspect of your life. You will become a stronger leader in your life and at home. They can show you new skills and teach you things you may have never known before that you can implement in your professional and personal life. 

Some of the questions to consider when you think about working with a mentor:

1. Is this a person I can trust?

2. What do I want to know more of? What do I want to learn?

3. Am I still learning or have I outgrown my mentor?

4. Will I be open to hearing feedback?

Inspiring You To Thrive, 

 

 CELEBRATING THE FATHERS

LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT

Rick and Jeff Platt: SkyZone

A father named Rick Platt founded a company called SkyZone. This trampoline park has taken off across the United States, with more than 300 locations globally now. 

Their website describes the environment of Sky Zone as, "a space to move, create and be yourself. And there’s enough room for everyone, so all kids – and kids at heart – can play together. Our vision is a world where everyone plays, every day."

Not only does the vision of the company promote family, and people having fun together, but founder Rick Platt knows the importance of family and values his children above everything else. He decided to allow his 28-year-old son Jeff take over his company. He made him the CEO and now spends him time helping his son excel and grow as a leader and as a business man.

Rick said that a clear benefit to having his son as the face of his company is the elevated loyalty that comes with this. "He's going to go the extra mile because he considers it his business, too," says Rick. You can read more about their trampoline park here!   

 LEADERSHIP RESOURCE: TED Radio Hour

TED Radio Hour is a free podcast show that airs every week for one hour. Anybody can tune in and gain the insight and knowledge shared during this hour.  

The host, Manoush Zomorodi, encourages her listeners to learn more about their community, the world around them, as well as themselves through her show. To learn more, or listen for yourself, you can click on the links below!

Apple: TED Radio Hour on Apple Podcasts

Spotify:  Podcast on Spotify

Sheeba Varghese is a strategic partner for your talent development solutions and the author of Confidence, Clarity & Ease: A Guide For Emerging Leaders To Thrive. Her passion is to inspire and equip men and women to lead with excellence and authenticity within the spheres of influences that they are called to impact in life. The spheres may be in a home, on a team, in a classroom, among partners in a firm, or within management, to name a few.

Sheeba works with: 

Senior Leaders and professionals who want to develop stronger leadership skills, have impact and move forward in their careers

Teams who want to work cohesively within their organizations

Coaches who want to renew or apply for certification with ICF

If you want to improve your leadership skills, transition from managing to leading, ensure your team is amazingly successful, increase your own self-awareness and progress your career, or you aspire to be a masterful coach for your clients, then Sheeba would love to support you. She works with clients globally, both face-to-face, phone or by Zoom.

In her time apart from clients, Sheeba enjoys time with her husband, Santosh, and their 2 sons, Sam and Steven. She loves great movies, a good book, decorating and dining at the wonderful restaurants in the Bay Area.