Mentoring
Mentoring – Taking care of business
LIS MERRICK AND PAUL STOKES How do we guide the developing mentoring relationship through to its successful conclusion? In the fifth in a series of columns dedicated to mentoring,
Mentoring – A right pair
In the fourth in a series of columns dedicated to mentoring, we look at how to match mentoring pairs. This issue: a match made in heaven? Lis Merrick and Paul Stokes What
Mentoring – Be prepared
In the third in a series of columns dedicated to mentoring, we look at how to recruit mentors and mentees and how to prepare them for the programme. This issue: successful
Learning sector ‘revisits’ NOS for coaching
The move by one of the UK’s standard setting bodies to revisit National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Coaching and Mentoring is receiving a mixed response from interested
Getting started…
Lis Merrick and Paul Stokes In the second in a series of columns dedicated to mentoring, we look at how a scheme designer should set up a programme. This issue: scheme purpose
Mums love Asda
Asda is supporting its female staff on maternity leave through coaching and mentoring to help retain talented women. The supermarket giant launched ‘Mum2Mum’ to
Top Rank mentoring support
The intellectual and emotional engagement of the top team has helped Rank Group roll out a successful mentoring programme for leaders, according to Rank’s programme
Blair’s e-mentoring unlocks women’s potential
In emerging economies there is a much greater return on investing in female entrepreneurs than in males, said Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. The
In the beginning…
In the first in a series of columns dedicated to mentoring, we take a look at the background and revival of this increasingly popular intervention. Lis Merrick and Paul Stokes Mentoring