Rashida Jones on Mentorship

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Mentors at work. We know they’re good to have, but there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to finding one. They can be someone on your team, someone in your company, or someone in a totally different line of work. But no matter who it is, there are some best practices when it comes to starting - and maintaining - those relationships. This week, we talked to Rashida Jones, president of MSNBC, to learn how she found mentors - and how she sustained those relationships throughout her career. In this episode, Rashida shares: What she goes to her mentors for How to start looking for a mentor How to push past the awkwardness of those first few convos Why mentees have to drive the relationship Why it’s good to have more than one mentor How to be direct with mentors about what you want to get out of the relationship How to transition from mentee to mentor

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0:00.0	I always tell people, build those relationships when you don't need it.
0:07.9	The worst thing you can do is say, I've got a big decision to make what you helped me
0:12.6	figure it out before you've developed a relationship with them.
0:17.1	I'm Parley Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:20.1	Welcome to 9-5-ish with the skin.
0:22.3	We've run into so many questions over the years and had so many moments where we needed advice
0:29.0	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.6	And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.7	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career by talking to the smartest
0:39.0	leaders we know.
0:40.3	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9-5.
0:44.5	Alright, let's get into it.
0:48.7	Today our guest is Rashida Jones.
0:51.1	She's the president of MSNBC and the first black female executive to run a major Kibble
0:57.3	News Network.
0:58.8	Rashida worked her way up from a local news internship all the way to running a network.
1:04.5	Before taking the job at MSNBC, she was the senior vice president of specials at NBC News
1:09.9	and director of MSNBC's daytime programming.
1:14.2	At MSNBC, she's prepped for presidential debates, revitalizing the town hall format and
1:20.6	has organized live debates in a federal prison.
1:24.1	And now she has a new challenge bringing young viewers back to Kibble News and I'm going
1:29.8	to add doing all of this in a pandemic.
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