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Ask them what the top 3 problems they are spending time on. That will uncover areas for you to invest in understanding to uncover solutions. People at this lev

Ask them what the top 3 problems they are spending time on. That will uncover areas for you to invest in understanding to uncover solutions. People at this level are looking for help from people that are doing the real work in the organization who have a better understanding of the details. Conversely, this level has a wider view of problems that have high impact across the organization. Seek to uncover those problems and find solutions.

silicon2401 6y ago
That's super helpful, I'll definitely make sure to do that. As a follow-up, if the mentor were way higher up the ladder than you, how would you translate the really high-level goals they see to goals that are actionable to your level? I've had a couple meetings that went along these lines, and I was a bit unsure how to take their executive/c-suite perspective into something I could work on as an individual contributor