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the organization’s history, paying atten- their career. Mentor/Mentee pairs will
tion to past and present challenges and learn from each other, both coming
successes. This will give you a clearer away from the experience feeling em-
picture of how your specifc skill set can powered and energized.
add value. Once matched by an expert, the
mentee will initiate the mentoring
5. Ask questions. conversation, describing the profes-
Anand cautioned that board members sional skills, traits or capabilities they
must be skeptical—it’s your duty to ask wish to develop. Mentors will then ask “
Networking isn’t about
questions. The amount of documentation questions and share ideas. Using their
board members receive from manage- own experiences as in-house counsel, seeing an important
ment is enormous, and you need to think mentors will provide candid feedback,
critically about all of it. suggest alternatives, and offer advice person across the
and guidance. Mentors may also sug- room and trying to
gest possible approaches to overcoming
2016 CCCA national Conference challenges and barriers. gain access to them;
The benefts for mentees are obvious:
takeaways and lessons from a more ex- it is about spending
perienced member of the profession, an
expert sounding board, a safe space to ex- time with the people
press frustrations, and the opportunity to you already know and
improve in your role.
The benefts for mentors are just as building the confdence
valuable: the chance to give back, make
new connections, and learn about other they have in you.
industries and ways of working; and the
satisfaction of helping someone else gain ”
the confdence and skills required to ad-
Registration is open for the 2016 CCCA vance in their career.
National Conference, Your Recipe for In- Contact mentoring@ccca-cba.org for
House Success! Join your in-house peers more information.
from across Canada in Calgary from April
3 to 5. Learn more and register online at
www.ccca-accje.org. neW – Job Board for CCCA members!
The CCCA is thrilled to share that we will
soon be launching a job board designed
CCCA mentoring program specifcally for our members! Access to all
The CCCA Mentoring Program con- job postings is free for CCCA members.
nects more experienced in-house coun- The job board will launch later this winter.
sel with those in the earlier stages of Stay tuned for more information! ❚

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