The first argument: Both mentors and mentees need to understand your approach to mentoring to avoid misunderstanding each other. Today everybody knows about mentoring. Many has participated in a mentoring programme either as part of their job, as students, or as members of an association or a charity. This means that there are many kinds of mentoring taking place and many different approaches to … [Read more...] about Three arguments for preparing both mentors and mentees for mentoring

Especially for direct managers of mentees - but also relevant for direct managers of mentors!   The purpose of a mentoring programme is to provide development opportunities for the participants in such a way that the programme benefits both mentees, mentors and the organisation. To ensure that the learning is of benefit to the organisation, the department and the mentee/mentor, it is … [Read more...] about The role of the direct manager in mentoring

A good network includes people that will share information, knowledge, ideas and be sounding board to help you be successful and navigate the "office politics" of your organisation. According to a Harvard Business Review articlei high performers have strong ties to four categories of people in the organisation: People who offer new information and expertise e.g. to  Increase market … [Read more...] about 26 networking ideas and recommendations 

Mentoring programmes focus on growth and development. Often the high-level purpose is about developing a pipeline of qualified successors and talents for critical positions in the organisation. This could be for leadership, project leadership or specialist positions all depending on which jobs are critical and which candidates are hard to find for the specific organisation. At the same time, … [Read more...] about How can leaders’ performance goals positively impact mentoring?