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Mentoring someone thirty years younger — what actually helps?
My first mentee is 28. I keep worrying that my examples are from a different world.
Asked by Daniel Ong — 28 Aug 2026
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Margaret Okafor
Answered 28 Aug 2026
Tell the story, then ask what is different now. They will translate it themselves and you both learn something.
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