by Coaching at Work | Nov 6, 2019 | Articles, Mentoring |
Over-simplifying in mentoring programmes is a risky business, especially in evaluation, warns guest columnist, Bob Garvey. The ‘realist evaluation’ approach accesses mentoring’s many layers Within organisations, there are many competing demands on managers –...
by Coaching at Work | Sep 11, 2019 | Articles, Mentoring |
How can we maximise the value of peer mentoring? Lis Merrick reports Mentoring comes in all shapes and sizes these days, but one under-used approach in organisations is peer mentoring, whereas in the education sector, peer mentoring is used widely. In my view,...
by Coaching at Work | Jul 7, 2019 | Articles, Mentoring |
To mark the publication of her 50th column for this magazine on mentoring, Lis Merrick explores how mentoring consultancy has developed and how, given its evolution, you can still add value to your ‘expert’ clients I had a major lightbulb moment when teaching...
by Coaching at Work | May 2, 2019 | Articles, Mentoring |
How can we support mentoring relationships involving different national cultures? Lis Merrick reports With the rise in global mentoring programmes comes issues associated with the norms, beliefs and behaviours of different national cultures and how these can...
by Coaching at Work | Feb 25, 2019 | Articles, Mentoring |
Lis Merrick explores how to design a mentoring programme for the front line in the humanitarian sector This is the fastest mentoring intervention I have ever turned around, but one that has given me some of the greatest satisfaction in my mentoring career. So what was...
by Coaching at Work | Jan 3, 2019 | Articles, Mentoring |
Lis Merrick explores the mentor’s confidence and how to develop it Mentors should feel self-assurance and confidence in their role. However, there is also a balance between healthy confidence as a mentor and those mentors who spend most of the mentoring session...
