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At KMP+ House of Mentoring®, we are passionate about sharing knowledge and best practices in mentoring and leadership development. Our publications include case studies, articles and white papers—each offering practical insights, real-life experiences and research-based perspectives. Whether you're launching a new mentoring programme or looking to strengthen an existing one, you'll find valuable resources to support your work and inspire new ideas.
Looking for more inspiration? You can also explore our blog for updates, reflections and tips on mentoring in practice.
Women in Life Science Denmark:
Empowering Women in Life Science: The Transformative Power of Role Models
Together with Women in Life Science Denmark (WiLD), KMP+ House of Mentoring® has designed and facilitated a mentoring programme that empowers women in senior positions across the life science sector. The programme connects experienced leaders with aspiring talents to accelerate their professional development, strengthen confidence, and pave the way for more women in executive roles.
Strong Role Models Motivate and Inspire the Next Generation of Female Leaders within the Life Science Industri
"If you have extensive experience, I believe you are obligated to offer yourself as a mentor. You can make a huge difference for others - especially by supporting younger women in advancing their careers," says Signe Uhre Guldfeldt, mentor in Women in Life Science Denmark's (WiLD) mentoring programme for female leadership talents.
We spoke with Signe and her mentee Tanja Villumsen about what it means for one’s career development to have a mentor, and why it is important to have good, strong role models.
The Art of Networking - Bridging Cultural Gaps for Career Success
If you're an international professional in Denmark (or supporting someone who is), you might know how challenging it can be to break into the local job market. In a country where many jobs are shared through informal networks, building connections is often the key to getting started.But how do you network effectively in a new culture? And what role can mentoring play?
Vaios Adamakis shares his journey as a mentee in the Synapse DK - Life Science Connect mentoring programme. He talks about adjusting to Danish workplace culture, overcoming cultural barriers, and how mentoring helped him find his path as an expat in Denmark.
Navigating Career in Academia - The Role of Mentoring
Mentoring is essential in academia, supporting career development, knowledge sharing, and well-being. But how do we ensure mentoring programmes benefit both mentors and mentees?
Learn how mentoring can make a real difference in navigating the challenges of academia. Professor Joke Dewilde, from University of Oslo shares how her mentor helped her find direction, build confidence, and thrive in a competitive environment – ultimately supporting her journey to become a professor.
Generational Mentoring
Unleashing the power of generational diversity
In this white paper, authored by Kirsten M. Poulsen in collaboration with David Ringwood of Touchstone Executive Assessment, you will discover how a new approach to mentoring— Generational Mentoring—can create greater synergy among the various generations in the workplace and help promote knowledge sharing, innovation, and employee engagement.
There are many myths surrounding generations and generational differences. This white paper presents research findings, concluding that most individuals value working in multi-generational teams, that such teams produce better solutions, and that the most significant difference between generations lies in their communication styles. It is in this context that generational mentoring can make a substantial impact
Me and my mentor: Synergy and feedback accelerate learning
As mentor and mentee, respectively, Kim T. Andreassen and Anders Bjertrup were matched through the Finansforbundet and KMP+ House of Mentoring's mentoring programme. In the article, they share their experiences and what it has meant for them to have gone through a mentoring process together.
Danish Engineers' Association:
Developing a strong volunteer mentoring programme
An important strategic focus area for the Danish Engineers’ Association is “to remain relevant and competitive in the future job market” and therefore, they decided to establish a mentoring programme.
In this case, you can learn more about the Danish Engineers’ Associations mentoring programme and how KMP+ House of Mentoring contributed to the relaunch of their mentoring programme.
City of Aarhus:
Gender equality at top management level
In 2019, the city council in City of Aarhus decided to establish a mentoring programme, as a tool to achieve the goal of creating gender equality and diversity at management levels.
In this case, you can learn more about City of Aarhus's mentoring programme, and how KMP+ House of Mentoring contributed to the mentoring programme.
Maximising participation in student mentoring programmes
This white paper presents key findings from our survey of mentoring programmes for students in Scandinavia. The aim of this white paper is to identify more ways to engage and motivate mentors and mentees participating in student mentoring programmes, as well as providing programme managers with tools and best practice examples of how to increase success of their mentoring programmes.
MENTOR UNFILTERED:
Mentee helps me become a better leader
As mentor and mentee, respectively, Kim T. Andreassen and Anders Bjertrup were matched through the Finansforbundet and KMP+ House of Mentoring's mentoring programme. In the article, they share their experiences and what it has meant for them to have gone through a mentoring process together.
Danfoss Global Mentoring Program
Learn how Danfoss A/S since 2016 has facilitated an internal global mentoring programme, designed to support the internal leadership journey, to increase their visibility and create development opportunities. Simultaneously, does it strengthen the global learning culture and ensure a strong leadership pipeline.
This white paper presents the thoughts and initiatives behind the Global Mentoring Program at Danfoss A/S, as well as the design and result.
From Talent to Value - the employee journey
Learn how mentoring as a strategic tool can help organisations attract and retain high-potential talents as well as accelerate leadership development and fill the succession pipeline. All big challenges that many organisations are facing.
This white paper gives examples of how mentoring adds value to the employee journey through different career stage.
MENTOR UNFILTERED:
My role as a mentor inspires my role as a leader
Henrik Blavnsfeldt always had a natural interest in the main areas of organisation and management. His interest in mentoring therefore arose quickly when he, as an experienced leader, was selected to be a mentor for new leaders. Read the full story in this issue of MENTOR UNFILTERED.
Me and my mentor:
I was challenged by my mentor and it gave me the professional confidence boost, that I needed
For many years, Anne Bonde Kvorning harbored a small dream of changing her work life. A dream that was reignited when she, together with her mentor Michael Jensen, worked on articulating what she wanted and then pursued it.
MENTOR UNFILTERED:
As a mentor, you get the opportunity to play an active role in the interaction with your mentee
For many years, Else Beth Trautner had a desire to share her many experiences from a long career as a leader and give something back to others. A wish she got fulfilled as a mentor, where she helps mentees across industries achieve their career goals. Read Else Beth's mentor story in this issue of MENTOR ULFILTERED.
MENTOR UNFILTERED:
Mentoring creates space for mutual reflection
A mentorship is, according to Charlotte Nørgaard, something everybody, who gets the opportunity, should experience. Talking sincerely with another person allows for personal and professional reflection, and it also help to keep her sharp in her daily role as a leader.
Critical success factors for designing mentoring programmes
Learn how to design a mentoring programme. Successful mentoring programmes that live up to the expectations of management, stakeholders and participants must satisfy a number of critical success factors:
- Clear purpose
- Clear roles and responsibilities
- Clear communication to all stakeholders
- Adequate preparation and training of mentors and mentees
- Adequate support and supervision
This white paper presents these critical success factors, explains what they entail and describes the potential negative effect of sidestepping these areas when designing your mentoring programme.
MENTOR UNFILTERED:
The joy in giving back to others
Jesper Falk has been part of the accounting profession for more than 35 year. The joy of helping and developing your people in their quest to become a State Authorized Public Accountant that first aroused his interest in mentoring.
Me and my mentor:
A personal and career development journey
Throughout his career, Kim V. Larsen has been very attentive to how he could develop himself. He decided to get a mentor in the fall of 2019. Kim wanted to be challenged in his own role as a leader, but also on a personal level. Together with his mentor, Diana Hammeken Lunding, Kim embarked on a personal and professional development journey, which proved to be inspiring and at times delightfully provocative.
Mentor Unfiltered:
A From mentee to mentor
Tina Støvring, Sales Manager at PostNord and a mentor at KMP+ House of Mentoring, began her mentoring journey seeking personal growth as a manager by finding a mentor. The article details Tina's transition from mentee to mentor, highlighting how both roles have contributed to her personal development in distinct ways.
