Penelope Trunk of Brazen Careerist makes a shockingly good case for making Sarah Palin your mentor. No, really! Go over there and check it out.
This is really intriguing advice! I like to study people at the office – particularly peers and leaders – who make me uncomfortable. I study contrary examples more than examples of people who are just like me. Because only studying those who are like yourself leads to entrenched thinking and stunts growth, and is sort of like selectively finding evidence to fit your hypothesis in order to ensure you prove your hypothesis true.
Have any of you ever deliberately maintained a mentor relationship with someone you fundamentally disagreed with or didn’t like? Would you recommend it?
