Professional Documents
Culture Documents
INVESTMENT REQUIRED
1 hour every two weeks
Mentee to join your review meetings or project meetings, or shadow “One Day in Office”
Willingness to ask and answer questions
Occasional coaching of mentee on how to drive and set goals.
Select appropriate subjects/projects to share with the Mentee
Motivation
• What energizes you?
• What activities absorb you and make you lose track of time?
• What excites you about your work or organization right now?
• What don't you like about your work or organization?
• What was your favorite job and why?
• What was your least favorite job and why?
• Which job assignments have given you the most or least challenge?
• If you had to choose between working with people, data, things, or ideas, which combination
would make you happiest?
Short-Term
• What do you want to achieve in your current role?
• What do you picture yourself doing in 5 years? In 10 years?
• What do you see as the next step in your career at Microsoft or outside of Microsoft?
• How do you prefer to learn? (Learning styles include learning autonomously, learning socially,
reading content, or interacting with media.)
• Online learning
• Books
• Feedback and coaching
• Hands-on
• Do you want me to help you explore Microsoft resources, such as classes, books, or
presentations?
• I am already taking some online courses, but any help will be good.
• Do you want me to help you find information about jobs or other groups?
• My expectation is not to move right now so we can review this one on the way.
• Do you want me to introduce you to people that may help you with your goals or who work in
your areas of interest?
• Yes