Mentoring.

A while back I talked about the need to find mentors and to be a good mentor. Being a good mentor means putting the professional development of your "mentee" as the top priority. It means giving the best guidance you can even perhaps at the peril of your best interest.

At many junctures I try to be a mentor to each student. Sometimes the relationship lasts beyond the student's time at Itasca. I love giving advice and trying to help other people (obviously, this blog is one attempt).

Today I got to celebrate the success of two outstanding people whom I have mentored. They have both succeeded at high levels and are now moving on to even higher levels.
I have given them both the best advice for their careers, even though that advice brings them away from ICC, a place where they could have continued to make a great impact.

TBL: Doing the right thing for your people is always the right thing to do.