What the Mentees are Saying Getting feedback from the mentee is as important as asking the mentor to reflect on the mentoring relationship. Afterall, if the focus of mentoring is to support the mentee, the Read more…
How Can You Achieve a Successful Mentor-Mentee Match? Obviously the optimum outcome of matching a mentor with a mentee is immediate synergy between the two partners. There are several factors that can influence this: The Read more…
Does Your Behaviour Match Your Role and Responsibility? Some weeks ago, I went into a shop selling hair related lotions and potions. The only retail assistant was a young woman who was looking at her Read more…
The Benefits of Mentoring The benefits of mentoring are multiple, for the mentor, the mentee and the organisation as a whole. As part of your programme design process it is really helpful to consider the Read more…
Securing Sponsorship for your Mentoring & Coaching Programme Whether you are implementing a new programme or re-invigorating your existing programme, you need sponsorship from the senior management level. Without this support and advocacy of mentoring Read more…
Designing a mentoring & coaching programme? Where to start? I was talking about this topic with a customer just yesterday, as they were asking me about the content I covered in my mentoring training workshops. As Read more…
No Matter What Your Age You are a Work-in-progress …by Pam Finnie A couple of years ago, I was listening to an Australian morning chat show about the latest research on happiness. One of the Read more…
The Right Mentor for the Job Mentor selection is one of the most critical processes to get right in your mentoring programme. And yet often this decision is made quite arbitrarily, such as “Let’s find Read more…
Why Train Mentors and Mentees? There are two key points to make here.…… The first point – training is as valuable and essential for mentees as it is for mentors, if you want both parties Read more…
The Mentor Attributes Profile Carrying on from the article ‘The Right Mentor for the Job’, how do you decide on the core (critical, must-have, required) attributes of your mentors? In her article on values in Read more…
Measuring Mentoring Return-on-Investment (ROI) Well-constructed mentoring and coaching programmes that are sponsored by senior management pay for themselves by increasing the likelihood of people staying with the organisation. But how do you know if your Read more…
Creating Sustainable Mentoring and Coaching Programmes So you have mentoring and coaching activities occurring in your organisation, and people certainly realise the benefits of these. Common challenges many organisations face however is how to maintain Read more…
The Power of Good Feedback Feedback is a two-way exchange between the mentor and the mentee. Both mentoring partners are mutually responsible for giving and receiving feedback at times during the mentoring meetings. The first Read more…
A Mentor’s Self Reflection Self-reflection is a useful, strategic activity for the mentor to engage in, as it prompts deeper level thinking about their role as a support person, their skills and knowledge, and how Read more…