Anyone who has attended our webinars or read our blogs would know that for the program designers at Art of Mentoring, everything starts with organisational goals. Our fundamental philosophy is around “strategic mentoring” or a “strategic approach to mentoring”. It just makes sense to us that mentoring initiatives must be closely linked to what the […]
Shifting Culture With Mentoring
Overview Mentoring can shift gears of culture in an organisation through powerful connections. The ripple effect of a well run mentoring program is that it becomes ingrained in the culture to both mentor others and to seek mentorship for oneself. Here’s what you’ll learn in this webinar: Cultural impacts achievable through mentoring and examples of […]
How to build a mentoring culture
Critical to business success is the creation of an environment where people want to join the organisation, perform and commit to stay. Yet, developing and sustaining a positive organisational culture is easier said than done. In The Ripple Effect, Melissa Richardson pointed to a set of human needs that, when met, can create positive organisational […]
The Power of Mentoring Case Study
A sneak peek under the hood of Beaumont People’s LEAD mentoring program. Overview Well-executed mentoring programs can make a profound impact for many. Join us as we unpack Beaumont People’s highly successful LEAD mentoring program, designed in partnership with Art of Mentoring. Now in it’s fourth year, the program focuses on propelling the leaders of […]
Innovation and wellbeing – the key is human connection
Art of Mentoring recently partnered with the Australian HR Institute’s (AHRI) 2021 National Conference ‘Transform’. An impressive line-up of speakers from around the world presented data and findings on the current state of play. My main takeaway from the event was an affirmation and deeper understanding of what we’ve all been feeling – businesses need […]
Sponsorship vs Mentoring
Overview Some commentators claim that to advance the careers of women, mentoring does not work. Sponsorship is the answer. Yet study after study shows that mentoring women is highly effective. Is there a valid role for both and what part do they each play? Here’s what you’ll learn in this webinar: The difference between mentoring […]
Mentoring & Wellbeing
The benefits of mentoring for career-related outcomes are widely accepted. At Art of Mentoring, we know that mentees and mentors get much more from the relationship than they expect and that mentoring has positive impacts on wellbeing. Whilst there are many descriptions on what wellbeing encompasses, in the most general sense wellbeing is focused on […]
Reciprocal mentoring – key to diversity-focused culture change
GUEST BLOG It has taken a long time but suddenly business leaders have started to listen to what HR has been telling them for decades – it’s time to get serious about diversity. Among the problems in taking this beyond rhetoric, however, is that traditional recipes, such as implicit bias training, don’t work. The reason […]
Why mid-career public servants need mentoring
Time and time again, government agencies tell us that middle management and front-line management are the least engaged cohorts, based on their census or survey data. Like many organisations, government agencies often focus career development opportunities on new recruits, graduates, high potentials and on senior leaders. Layers in between, especially front-line staff who provide services […]
How mentors can help your career
In the modern workplace, there is no longer one clear career trajectory. We hear of the career ‘ladder’ being replaced by the career ‘lattice’. What does this mean, and how can mentors help people navigate a more complex career pathway? Little wonder that career mentoring is one of the most popular forms of mentoring today. […]