I was facilitating a mentoring workshop earlier this week with a great group of learning designers and one of the key topics I always include is the core attributes of an effective mentor and an Read more…
I talk a lot about the mentor’s toolbox. The toolbox provides your mentors with training and equips them with strategies, templates, and a whole lot of resources to support them in their mentoring practice. But Read more…
Develop inspirational mentors who create phenomenal change for your people. There are many reasons why a mentoring programme is a must for your organisation. When I think of the feedback I have received over the Read more…
A lot of my clients are Organisation and People Capability Development Managers and HR Managers. When I first meet them, I would say 85% talk about the adhoc nature of their mentoring programme. They have Read more…
I read this statement in a newspaper article today – “Words Matter” – and it resonated with me in my belief that the language we use has incredible power to influence the quality of our Read more…
Continuing the journey of designing and implementing a mentoring programme for female alumni in Papua New Guinea (PNG), I facilitated a webinar yesterday to provide prospective mentors and mentees in PNG and Australia with information Read more…
A Mentoring 360 series following the progress of implementing a mentoring programme for women in Papua New Guinea I thought it would be interesting (and helpful) to share the journey I am on with establishing Read more…
Your mentoring programme is as good as the framework you develop right from the beginning. A robust programme framework helps participants (your mentors and mentees) know how to engage in mentoring, what to expect from Read more…
There is a lot of talk at the moment (and for some time to come I am sure) about the dramatic shift to online communicating, connecting and learning. These activities are not new but they Read more…
I’ve been meeting with a number of business leaders of small and medium-sized companies lately and they have all been talking about the impact their managers and supervisors have on team performance and cohesion. These Read more…
I’ve just finished reading an article about a research project that investigated whether mentors learn by mentoring others. My first question to self was, “What did the authors mean by the mentors’ ‘learning’?” And what Read more…
Mentoring 360 In-house Programme This programme is for organisations wanting to establish a mentoring programme for staff capability development. My ‘At A Glance’ diagram illustrates the 12 components of the mentoring programme from the design stage Read more…
Mentors support others but who supports the mentors? A CoLG is a brilliant and (cost) effective way to provide support for your mentors. Whatever number of group members, a CoLG is a place where mentors Read more…
I was listening to a podcast the other day which was talking about creating content and stories based on everyday life observations and experiences. I loved the concept and immediately applied this practice with my Read more…