Modern Mentoring

There are many similarities between mentoring and coaching - and depending on who you ask, you may get many different definitions. At KMP+ House of Mentoring we define our approach to mentoring as Modern Mentoring. Modern Mentoring is the act of creating solid, inspirational, and engaging learning processes for mentees as well as for mentors and ensuring - through a professional framework for the … [Read more...] about Mentoring vs. Coaching – What is the Difference? 

The role of the mentor is many-facetted and may vary in its focus depending on the type of mentoring programme and the individual mentor/mentee relationship. Mentoring is situational just like situational leadership, and the mentors adjust their behaviour to the mentee's situation, tasks, career ambitions and readiness for the learning. Generally, the mentor's role is about supporting the mentee's … [Read more...] about Why Coach is One of the 10 Mentor Roles

The purpose of a mentoring programme varies a lot, however one of the most common purposes of mentoring programmes is leadership development. When well designed and implemented, mentoring is a strategic tool that provides developmental support, accelerates leadership development, and fills the talent pipeline for succession purpose. Talent development is essential if organisations want to have the … [Read more...] about Use Mentoring to Promote a Culture of Talent Development in Your Organisation

Mentoring programmes in Denmark mainly exists as one-2-one relationships from within the same organisation. However, it can be difficult for smaller organisations to establish internal mentoring programmes, simply because it is impossible to match a mentor and a mentee who do not have some sort of power relation to each other, and thus may have biased perceptions of others. Cross-mentoring … [Read more...] about Cross-Mentoring – What is It?