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Mentoring Archives
Mentoring. A nice chat, or a conversation with a purpose?
When I ask people to describe their current mentoring relationship, or a past mentoring experience, I find it fascinating how much the depth of these mentoring relationships can vary. So let’s explore the diversity of learning richness that can occur in mentoring relationships and whether mentoring is just a nice chat, or a conversation with a purpose?
A one-stop shop for all aspects of your mentoring programme
We are a one-stop shop for all aspects of setting up and running your mentoring programme. From developing the rationale, through influencing stakeholders, to communications and publicity. Plus briefing and matching of the participants, whilst offering support, especially through the early stages. We even take care of the day-to-day running of your programme, with evaluation to inform future programmes.
Mentor CPD, up-skilling and discussion webinar schedule 2022/23
We are developing a wonderful network of mentors who are participating in our regular up-skilling and discussion mentor CPD sessions. Whether you are an internal or external mentor, do join us on the following dates for more fascinating free learning and sharing together.
Further mentor continuous professional development learning sessions

Continuing the fun that Lis and some of our loyal mentor community have enjoyed with our recent series of CPD sessions, we would like to invite you to more mentor development learning sessions on the following topics over the next few months.
More free lunch-time webinars for International Women’s Day 2022
We are having enormous fun with our 2022 lunch-time webinar series. Next up are sessions to enhance mentors’ skills when mentoring a woman.
We are delivering these particular topics in recognition of International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2022.
Free webinars — How to have more effective mentoring relationships
Happy New Year, we hope that 2022 is healthy and fulfilling for you all! Every year Coach Mentoring Ltd. briefs many hundreds of mentors and mentees in how to get the best out of their mentoring relationships. Join Lis Merrick for some free bite-size sessions to help you optimise your own mentoring skills and knowledge. It’s a great way to sample a taste of what we might offer your organisation’s mentors and mentees! Continue reading
Free taster — see how a PGC could develop your coaching and mentoring
Meet the delivery team for this accredited open PGC in Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership in Organisations. This proven virtual course has already helped numerous individuals develop their skills. Join a free taster session for an insight into the style and content of the learning and to see how it could help your development.
New Research into the Experiences of a Mentoring Coordinator
A mentoring coordinator is the key individual responsible for the day-to-day running and operation of your programme. It is the mentoring programme manager’s energy and enthusiasm for mentoring specifically and for developing others more generally, that will drive the programme and keep momentum within it. However there has been little research on the role of the mentor coordinator…
9th International ‘Days of Mentoring’ featuring three masterclasses
Organised by Youth Business International, this is the 9th International Days of Mentoring event held virtually across three days. This year’s mentoring days are open to more than 50 countries and held in English and Russian with simultaneous translation. Focussing on mentoring in entrepreneurship, each day features a mentoring masterclass from mentoring experts Bob Garvey, Auriel Majumdar and Lis Merrick.

Mentoring is one of the most powerful learning and change interventions our clients use within an organisational setting. Some organisations see it as an activity, which can take place within the line of command; other organisations see it as incompatible with the fundamental openness of the relationship. Similarly, some cultures see the exercise of authority and influence on the part of a protégé as appropriate; others see mentoring as primarily a developmental activity, with the emphasis on empowering and enabling people to do things for themselves. Some people view mentoring as synonymous with coaching, or teaching; others see it as a form of counselling. Certainly others view it as a kind of godfather relationship.