20 Minute Mentors Matt & Mike Show

In this episode we explore 1:1 meetings join us as we explore the following topics.
what are 1:1s?
what happens in a meeting?
what was your most memorable 1:1 experience?
how can you prepare?
What is feedback, and how can you act on it?
is it a good idea to open up to your manager?
20-Minute Mentor has been created with collaboration in mind so if you have a story you would like to share, or any questions, comments, or concerns reach out to us on any of our channels: bit.ly/m/20minutementors and directly at our email: mentormattmike@gmail.com.

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In this episode, it's only Matt in another solo episode.
Matt shares his personal productivity tips and tricks in this episode. Have a listen to this episode full of valuable tips, and that can help you perform your best in your workplace.
20-Minute Mentor has been created with collaboration in mind so if you have a story you would like to share, or any questions, comments, or concerns reach out to us on any of our channels: bit.ly/m/20minutementors and directly at our email: mentormattmike@gmail.com.

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In this episode, we talk about Agile. What it is in a high level view, and a fully watered down look at what the concept is. There is a very grey area between Agile and Scrum, and most of the time one is mixed up with the other. In this episode, we talk about some of the complexities of navigating these topics.


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In this episode we talk about Deep Work, a productivity framework. Also based on a book written by Cal Newport with title Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. We talk about how the framework works, and how to apply it to your daily work life.
We also talked about some of our techniques to achieve that hyperfocus mode during the day. And spoiler... It involves music and specifically music that transitions you from an idle mind to a focused mind, ready to take on the complex tasks that you have ahead of you.
You can check out the book from Amazon through this link: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
For a sample of the Classical Music playlist, check out this personal Apple Music Playlist. https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/classical-musicale-opera/pl.u-DdANrXaFNojNP3



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Due to scheduling reasons, this quick episode is the first solo ep, by Matt. In this episode, we are covering another book review. Range: Why Generalists Triumph.
"A powerful argument for how to succeed in any field: develop broad interests and skills while everyone around you is rushing to specialize.
From the '10,000 hours rule' to the power of Tiger parenting, we have been taught that success in any field requires early specialization and many hours of deliberate practice. And, worse, that if you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up with those who got a head start. THIS IS COMPLETELY WRONG.
In this landmark book, David Epstein shows you that the way to succeed is by sampling widely, gaining a breadth of experiences, taking detours, experimenting relentlessly, juggling many interests - in other words, by developing RANGE."
This is a very interesting book and will open your mind to a different way of approaching self-development, project management, and life in general.
20-Minute Mentor has been created with collaboration in mind so if you have a story you would like to share, or any questions, comments, or concerns reach out to us on any of our channels: bit.ly/m/20minutementors and directly at our email: mentormattmike@gmail.com.
Thank you and see you on the next episode.

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In this episode, we talk about AI and how it can help during your interview process.
Matt shares some of the techniques he uses when using AI for interviewing and how tools like Chat GPT can really help accelerate your experience.
Here are some ChatGPT questions Matt uses

'Below you will find my resume [add text from Resume]. I want you to use the most relevant experience from my resume to answer the using the STAR framework can you create prompts that show [What the job description is asking for] '
'summarise this job spec in to the main parts that the employer is looking for [Add text job spec]'
'Could you take my cv and find summarise the parts that are relevant for a role?' [Enter CV] wait for reply [Enter job spec]
20-Minute Mentor has been created with collaboration in mind so if you have a story you would like to share, or any questions, comments, or concerns reach out to us on any of our channels: bit.ly/m/20minutementors and directly at our email: mentormattmike@gmail.com.
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We couldn't be happier to have you on this journey with us.

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