Reflection is a critical part of the process for mentoring pairs and for people who manage mentoring programs. A skilled mentor offers the mentee a quiet space in which to reflect on issues, on self, on interactions with others, and on systemic issues at play. As mentors become more experienced, they develop the ability to […]
11 Reasons Why You Should Be a Mentor
Online Training for Mentees and Mentor Training Mentoring Software Demo Kickstart Strategy Session Why you should be a mentor. We often hear the reasons people give for not becoming a mentor. I don’t have time. I don’t have the right skills. My personality isn’t suitable. For the most part these are excuses, not reasons. We […]
Business case for mentoring programs in organisations
Is there a proven business case for mentoring programs in organisations? My esteemed colleague Professor David Clutterbuck, a leading researcher and writer on coaching and mentoring, recently told a group of our clients that “highly effective mentoring programs deliver substantial learning for over 95% of mentees and 80% of mentors”. But is there real evidence […]
Important Skills for a Successful Mentoring Relationship
Study Confirms Communication Competence Critical to Mentoring Success Don’t you just love being proven right? It was with a slight inner gloat that I read a recent mentoring study from York University in Canada, which found that communication competence on the part of both the mentor and the mentee was the one single skill most […]