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Need Better Leaders? Teach Your Managers to Mentor
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Need Better Leaders? Teach Your Managers to Mentor

Leadership development has never been more urgent or more complex. In a world of hybrid work, talent shortages and rapid organisational change, the leadership skills that matter most are not technical. They are human. Empathy. Active listening. The ability to develop others. These are precisely the skills that mentoring builds, and they are the same […]

12 April, 2023

3 mins read

Strategic Mentoring: Can Your Organisation Afford Not to Do It?

Strategic Mentoring: Can Your Organisation Afford Not to Do It?

In a competitive talent market, the organisations winning are not necessarily paying the most. They are offering something more lasting: a genuine investment in their people’s growth. Strategic mentoring, designed with clear objectives, aligned to business goals and measured rigorously, is one of the highest-leverage tools available for achieving this. Organisations that treat it as […]

10 April, 2022

3 mins read

How to Build a Mentoring Culture in Your Organisation

How to Build a Mentoring Culture in Your Organisation

  Running a mentoring program is a start. Building a mentoring culture is the goal. The difference matters. A program is an event, time-bound, participation-limited and easy to cut at the next budget review. A culture is the way an organisation operates, embedded in how people relate to each other, how leaders behave and how […]

6 September, 2021

2 mins read

9 Lies About Mentoring and What the Truth Actually Is

9 Lies About Mentoring and What the Truth Actually Is

There is no shortage of received wisdom about mentoring. The problem is that a lot of it is wrong. And the consequences of acting on these myths range from programs that underperform to relationships that quietly fail. Here are the nine most common lies about mentoring, and what the evidence actually shows. Lie 1: Structured […]

3 February, 2021

2 mins read

Why Mentor Training Matters and What Good Training Covers
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Why Mentor Training Matters and What Good Training Covers

Being an experienced professional does not automatically make someone a great mentor. Mentoring requires a specific set of skills, and without proper preparation, even the most well-intentioned mentor can struggle to make the relationship work. The research is consistent: programs that train mentors achieve significantly higher success rates than those that do not. Programs that […]

21 September, 2020

2 mins read

Goal Setting and Measuring the Impact of Your Mentoring Program

Goal Setting and Measuring the Impact of Your Mentoring Program

A well-designed, well-run mentoring program can be one of the most impactful investments an organisation makes in its people. But impactful needs to mean more than a feeling. It needs to be measured, reported and used to continuously improve. Organisations that set strong goals, track them consistently and adjust their programs accordingly achieve significantly better […]

24 March, 2020

2 mins read

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Need Better Leaders? Teach Your Managers to Mentor
mentoring

Need Better Leaders? Teach Your Managers to Mentor

Leadership development has never been more urgent or more complex. In a world of hybrid work, talent shortages and rapid organisational change, the leadership skills that matter most are not technical. They are human. Empathy. Active listening. The ability to develop others. These are precisely the skills that mentoring builds, and they are the same […]

12 April, 2023

3 mins read

Strategic Mentoring: Can Your Organisation Afford Not to Do It?

Strategic Mentoring: Can Your Organisation Afford Not to Do It?

In a competitive talent market, the organisations winning are not necessarily paying the most. They are offering something more lasting: a genuine investment in their people’s growth. Strategic mentoring, designed with clear objectives, aligned to business goals and measured rigorously, is one of the highest-leverage tools available for achieving this. Organisations that treat it as […]

10 April, 2022

3 mins read

How to Build a Mentoring Culture in Your Organisation

How to Build a Mentoring Culture in Your Organisation

  Running a mentoring program is a start. Building a mentoring culture is the goal. The difference matters. A program is an event, time-bound, participation-limited and easy to cut at the next budget review. A culture is the way an organisation operates, embedded in how people relate to each other, how leaders behave and how […]

6 September, 2021

2 mins read

9 Lies About Mentoring and What the Truth Actually Is

9 Lies About Mentoring and What the Truth Actually Is

There is no shortage of received wisdom about mentoring. The problem is that a lot of it is wrong. And the consequences of acting on these myths range from programs that underperform to relationships that quietly fail. Here are the nine most common lies about mentoring, and what the evidence actually shows. Lie 1: Structured […]

3 February, 2021

2 mins read

Why Mentor Training Matters and What Good Training Covers
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Why Mentor Training Matters and What Good Training Covers

Being an experienced professional does not automatically make someone a great mentor. Mentoring requires a specific set of skills, and without proper preparation, even the most well-intentioned mentor can struggle to make the relationship work. The research is consistent: programs that train mentors achieve significantly higher success rates than those that do not. Programs that […]

21 September, 2020

2 mins read

Goal Setting and Measuring the Impact of Your Mentoring Program

Goal Setting and Measuring the Impact of Your Mentoring Program

A well-designed, well-run mentoring program can be one of the most impactful investments an organisation makes in its people. But impactful needs to mean more than a feeling. It needs to be measured, reported and used to continuously improve. Organisations that set strong goals, track them consistently and adjust their programs accordingly achieve significantly better […]

24 March, 2020

2 mins read

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