Career coaches and researchers agree: You need a bouquet of mentors in order to maximize success at work.
Within that bouquet, there’s of course the mentor whose career you most desire: the manager who always knows the right thing to do, or the executive who models the compassionate, creative kind of leadership to which you most aspire. But right alongside that shining example, there’s also the toxic boss, the two-timing supervisor, and the ladder-climbing co-worker.
These people may not be showing you the ropes or sponsoring your next promotion, but researchers agree they’re doing something just as important: They’re showing you what you don’t want to be. This experience with an anti-mentor can have a powerful impact on our career trajectories, said Lori Deitte, a professor of radiology and the vice president for continuous education at Vanderbilt University.
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