"I'm where I am today because I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me, and I strongly believe in paying it forward. A good mentor listens, provides honest feedback, and helps you see opportunities beyond your current path. In security, mentorship is especially vital because so much of the profession is shaped by experience, judgment and context."
"You choose someone to mentor when you see something in someone and you know if they just had more guidance, just a little bit more structure, they can be and do so much more. I see more within them than they're demonstrating to others, and I really try to pull that person out, bring them up a level, because I truly want people to believe in themselves and be succ"
Mentorship shapes career trajectories and professional identity. Good mentors listen, provide honest feedback, and help mentees see opportunities beyond their current paths. Mentorship accelerates development by transferring experience, judgment, and contextual knowledge that are central to security work. Effective mentors have genuine interest in helping others thrive, identify latent potential, provide structure and guidance, and encourage confidence. Mentorship fosters resilience, builds cultures of trust, and produces higher-performing, cohesive security teams. Paying mentorship forward sustains organizational capability and ensures continuous talent development and stronger leadership pipelines across the security profession.
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