Title: I started a new job as a Software Engineering Manager at a remote startup ~6 months ago. My direct reports, peers, and manager are globally distributed and I am really struggling (perhaps failing) to develop strong relationships with anyone in the organization.<p>I&#x27;ve never had trouble establishing relationships in the past and have always had a few &quot;allies&quot; up and down the org by this point. Based on feedback in all-hands, etc. I don&#x27;t think that my situation is unique in the org.<p>While this is disconcerting to me on its own, the part I struggle with the most is that I don&#x27;t have anyone I feel comfortable talking to about the daily challenges that my team and I face.<p>I can lean on my extended network to a point, but what I would really like is a dedicator mentor that I could discuss specific problems with, above and beyond what I could reasonably ask of a friend. Has anyone had success establishing this type of relationship? If so, how? Alternatively, is anyone else facing this type of problem in a globally distributed company? How are you managing it?
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