"Mentoring is to support and encourage people to manage their own learning in order that they may maximise their potential, develop their skills, improve their performance and become the person they want to be."
- Eric Parsloe, The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring
Mentoring is a powerful personal development and empowerment tool. It is an effective way of helping people to progress in their careers and is becoming increasing popular as its potential is realised. It is a partnership between two people (Mentor and Mentee) normally working in a similar field or sharing similar experiences. It is a helpful relationship based upon mutual trust and respect.
A Mentor is a guide who can help the Mentee to find the right direction and who can help them to develop solutions to career issues. Mentors rely upon having had similar experiences to gain an empathy with the Mentee and an understanding of their issues. Mentoring provides the Mentee with an opportunity to think about career options and progress.
A Mentor should help the Mentees to believe in themselves and boost his or her confidence. A Mentor should ask questions and challenge, while providing guidance and encouragement. Mentoring allows the Mentee to explore new ideas in confidence. It is a chance to look more closely at yourself, your issues, opportunities and what you want in life.
Mentoring is about becoming more self aware, taking responsibility for your life and directing your life in the direction you decide, rather than leaving it to chance.
A Mentoring relationship can be compared to gardening and it takes time in between sessions. Our professional fees are tailored for the non-profit environment and we have worked pro bono in the past. Best results have been achieved with a 3 - 6 month commitment, and bi-weekly or monthly interactions. But of course part of any free initial conversation would clarify your particular needs, learning style and resources.
And we can also deliver workshops or presentations to teams about a mentoring culture, complimentary coaching modalities and "learning organizations".
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A Mentor is a guide who can help the Mentee to find the right direction and who can help them to develop solutions to career issues. Mentors rely upon having had similar experiences to gain an empathy with the Mentee and an understanding of their issues. Mentoring provides the Mentee with an opportunity to think about career options and progress.
A Mentor should help the Mentees to believe in themselves and boost his or her confidence. A Mentor should ask questions and challenge, while providing guidance and encouragement. Mentoring allows the Mentee to explore new ideas in confidence. It is a chance to look more closely at yourself, your issues, opportunities and what you want in life.
Mentoring is about becoming more self aware, taking responsibility for your life and directing your life in the direction you decide, rather than leaving it to chance.
A Mentoring relationship can be compared to gardening and it takes time in between sessions. Our professional fees are tailored for the non-profit environment and we have worked pro bono in the past. Best results have been achieved with a 3 - 6 month commitment, and bi-weekly or monthly interactions. But of course part of any free initial conversation would clarify your particular needs, learning style and resources.
And we can also deliver workshops or presentations to teams about a mentoring culture, complimentary coaching modalities and "learning organizations".
Back to Our Work and Catch Us.
