In this episode of the Vernon Richard Show, Vernon and Richard discuss various topics, including personal updates, mental health, the role of gatekeeping in quality assurance, mentoring experiences, and effective onboarding strategies. They emphasise the importance of community support, advocating for mental health awareness, and the nuances of being a gatekeeper in professional settings. The conversation also delves into the dynamics of mentoring, the significance of setting clear goals, and the art of making suggestions in new environments.
01:06 - Where have we been for a month?
06:16 - Men's Mental Health
10:10 - QUESTION: To gate-keep, or not to gate-keep? That is the question from Deb Sherwood
22:05 - Olly impersonates Emily
22:33 - QUESTION: Mentorship advice
27:25 - Coaching vs Mentoring
28:10 - Vern's good and bad with experiences mentoring
28:57 - What role does accountability play in this?
29:38 - Informal mentoring
30:48 - Rich shares his experience mentoring a colleague
31:46 - Rich's good and bad experiences with mentoring
33:44 - Putting 💰 on the line
35:45 - Energy Vampires 🧛🏾
37:16 - The upside of being a mentor
39:17 - QUESTION: Onboarding into a new team or to a new product
40:40 - Rich's two-step process when he's in this situation
43:50 - Vern's kids teach him a valuable communication technique
45:24 - "Asking" & "Suggesting"
48:28 - The danger of suggesting things blindly
51:15 - Leadership inception
Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:
Episode 23