Book Titles

Who Believed in You?
How Purposeful Mentorship Changes the World

By David McCormick, Dina McCormick

Year Published: 2025
ISBN-13: 978-1400235919
Categories: Leadership, Mentoring, Transformation

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Who Believed in You?:

…what true transformative mentoring is about: creating profound life change while instilling a deep sense of wisdom and trustworthiness.

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Who Believed in You?:

…hard work beats talent. Talent helps, absolutely, but there is no substitute for hard work. – Mary Barra

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Who Believed in You?:

Mentors often give you tasks you don’t think you can do – at least at first. – Mary Barra

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Who Believed in You?:

Emotions are important, but crying won’t get the job done – particularly in a leadership role. – Mary Barra

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Who Believed in You?:

Do every job like you’re going to do it for the rest of your life. Don’t rent your job. Own your job. – Mary Barra

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Who Believed in You?:

Do the right thing, even when it’s hard. – Mary Barra

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Who Believed in You?:

In many cases today, we need to encourage and even push mentees to do things they might not want to learn – at least not at first.

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Who Believed in You?:

The mentor’s job is to bring mentees along, build skills into them, help them find their talents, steer them to learn and master new skills, introduce them to others, and facilitate them in giving their best.

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Who Believed in You?:

Apprenticeship is one of the ultimate examples of mentorship at its most meaningful.

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Who Believed in You?:

We all fail, and when we do, it’s easy to lose confidence. But mentors help you through, so you learn and grow from your mistakes. Your confidence is rebuilt.

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