Every now and then you’ll have an employee come up to you and say “we need to talk.” I don’t like hearing that, I don’t think anyone really does regardless of the setting really. Typically it means something bad is going to happen and who really looks forward to that?
Prepare for the talk
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The simple answer is yes and no. Depending on the situation of your business, having a mentor might not be necessary. But it also might make things run a lot easier.
No a Mentor is not what you need right now.
When starting out, you won’t really have time to seek out advice. Right now you’re [...]