{"id":5671,"date":"2025-12-17T15:59:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T15:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/?p=5671"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:24:49","slug":"interactive-free-mentor-cpd-winter-2026-lunchtime-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/2025\/12\/interactive-free-mentor-cpd-winter-2026-lunchtime-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive free mentor CPD \u2014 winter 2026 lunchtime schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meet-eat-share-winter-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Meet, eat, share winter CPD\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5688 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meet-eat-share-winter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meet-eat-share-winter-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meet-eat-share-winter-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meet-eat-share-winter-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Meet-eat-share-winter.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Our winter season of short free mentor CPD is here. Our <strong>guest speakers<\/strong> will take you deeper into the use of an ikigai mindset, considering how mentoring can impact an organisation, exploring strength-based mentoring, using stories as a mentor and providing ongoing support for mentors. Please come and share some interesting ideas. It&#8217;s going to be an inspiring series of lunchtimes!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<style>\n.drop-name {float: left; font-size: 2em; line-height: 1.15; margin-right: 0.5em;letter-spacing: -1px;}@media (max-width: 1000px) {.drop-name {max-width: 200px;}}blockquote {-webkit-hyphenate-limit-before: 3;-webkit-hyphenate-limit-after: 3;clear:both;}<\/style>\n<blockquote style=\"clear: both;\"><p>All webinars start <strong>12:00<\/strong> (UK time) and last for approximately <strong>30 minutes<\/strong> \u2014 there will be an element of interactivity. <a href=\"#I-want-to-know-more\">Do get in contact<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0chat beforehand, or stay on a webinar afterwards for an individual conversation!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"ikigai\">IKIGAI Mindset in Coaching and Mentoring<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/June-Kashio-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5602 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/June-Kashio-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/June-Kashio-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/June-Kashio-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/June-Kashio.jpg 908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In Japanese, <a href=\"\/articles\/tag\/ikigai\/\">IKIGAI<\/a> means a \u2018life worth living\u2019. How often do we overlook nature, our health, and the people who truly matter to us as we chase the rat race of everyday life?<\/p>\n<p>An IKIGAI mindset helps us cultivate hope, courage, and resilience when life gets tough.<br \/>\nIKIGAI teaches us to silence the noise and be fully present in the here and now.<\/p>\n<p>Join us, in this follow-up to the previous autumn session, to learn more about how to apply the IKIGAI mindset in the coaching and mentoring space.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"drop-name\">June Kashio<\/span> a Japanese humanitarian from London, has worked extensively in HR and psychosocial support with organisations including M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res (MSF), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Faced with personal loss, burnout, job loss, and cancer, June dedicates herself to helping others thrive and grow through life\u2019s changes and challenges, drawing on the Japanese philosophy of Ikigai. She is an EMCC Accredited Life &amp; Career Coach\/Mentor, Certified Ikigai Coach, and Certified Grief Educator. June currently lives in Berlin with her teenage daughter.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"><span class=\"stripe-button-el hint--bottom hint--bounce\" data-hint=\"Register on Zoom \u2014 click 'London' to change your timezone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/Ri_dINwkSO-1pBJnxcr_zg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"null\">Book free \u2014 IKIGAI Mindset in Coaching and Mentoring<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Wednesday 14<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>January 2026 @ 12:00 (UK)<\/span><br \/>\nJune Kashio<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"impact\">How mentoring can impact organisational learning<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Organisational learning\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5678 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Organisational-learning.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Join our panel of mentors: Kate Hart, Jeanette Lundberg and Lis Merrick, who will talk about how mentors (and coaches) can feed back into organisational learning to support systemic change in organisations. Following a short introduction by these mentors the session will break into small discussion groups with time for some plenary feedback to be shared.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"drop-name\">Kate Hart<\/span> is an independent consultant\/ freelancer and qualified leadership coach at EMCC senior practitioner level with a human-centred philosophy and practice. She is a humanitarian leader with 30 years of experience to director level and expertise in working in BANI\/ VUCA contexts. She has wide experience in policy and practice for inter-agency collaborations, DFID, UN, INGOs and the Red Cross\/ Red Crescent.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"drop-name\">Jeanette Lundberg<\/span> is an Advisor, coach, and mentor with over 20 years of experience empowering civil society organisations through organisational development and capacity strengthening. As a trained coach and mentor, she is passionate about fostering value-driven leadership, organisational sustainability, and both personal and professional growth. She is committed to creating healthy work environments and advancing staff wellbeing within the humanitarian sector.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"><span class=\"stripe-button-el hint--bottom hint--bounce\" data-hint=\"Register on Zoom \u2014 click 'London' to change your timezone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/0tsqtRSMR4iKZaUUsmy09g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"null\"> Book free \u2014 How mentoring can impact organisational learning<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Monday 26<sup>th<\/sup> January 2026 @ 12:00 (UK)<\/span><br \/>\nKate Hart, Jeanette Lundberg and Lis Merrick<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"strength\">Strength based mentoring<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Stay strong\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5679 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Stay-strong.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this session we will explore how using strengths can boost the agency and energy of the mentee and play a role in your own self-awareness and development journey. Knowing and applying the highest character strengths is the key to being our best self.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PREWORK<\/strong>: If feasible, we invite participants to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.viacharacter.org\/survey\/account\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free online VIA survey<\/a> (takes 15 minutes) to discover your own greatest strengths prior to this session.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"drop-name\">Anne-Sophie Lois<\/span> is a passionate feminist who enjoys supporting other women to thrive through coaching and mentoring. She combines 30+ years in humanitarian leadership (working for ICRC, NRC and Plan International and with the UN) and accredited expertise in transformational coaching at <a style=\"font-weight: initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/sway.cloud.microsoft\/Fu2slkeh2Jfc8Ozq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coaching Beyond Borders<\/a>. Challenges like organisational change, transitions in new roles or places, heavy workloads and burnout are examples of areas she knows well. She likes to accompany people on their development and change journey, moving from where they are now to where they want to be, including navigating transitions and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>She holds a master degree of Social Science, speaks 6 languages and has worked and lived in multiple countries in Europe, Africa , in the Americas, and in Asia. She is a very proud mother of two amazing adult daughters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"><span class=\"stripe-button-el hint--bottom hint--bounce\" data-hint=\"Register on Zoom \u2014 click 'London' to change your timezone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/EjXEmOyGTXiW7ZV7lSa6OQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"null\"> Book free \u2014 Strength based mentoring<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Tuesday 10<sup>th<\/sup> February 2026 @ 12:00 (UK)<\/span><br \/>\nAnne-Sophie Lois<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"stories\">Using stories as a mentor<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Using stories\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5680 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Using-stories.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mentors can create a larger content, illustrate a situation or pass on information or education through the use of stories. They can support with managing emotions in a conversation, or create interest or stimulation. Join Lis Merrick to explore how to use stories more effectively in your mentoring.<\/p>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"><span class=\"stripe-button-el hint--bottom hint--bounce\" data-hint=\"Register on Zoom \u2014 click 'London' to change your timezone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tgGFldpzTQ2KimzWlxb0ZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"null\">Book free \u2014 Using stories as a mentor<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Tuesday 24<sup>th\u00a0<\/sup>February 2026 @ 12:00 (UK)<\/span><br \/>\nLis Merrick<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"ongoing\">Ongoing support for Mentors<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Ongoing support\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5681 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.coachmentoring.co.uk\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ongoing-support.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this session, Boris will suggest that Monitoring &amp; Evaluation is a key for the initial scheme design. There will be risk and success factors according to the monitoring and it&#8217;s important to support of both mentors and mentees in \u201cthe Mentoring way\u201d. It&#8217;s also important to provide additional support of mentors through networking\/experience exchange\/advanced training.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"drop-name\">Boris Tkachenko<\/span> is an international expert in entrepreneurship, mentoring, coaching, and soft skills development, with over thirty years of experience across Europe, Asia, and Africa. He is an EMCC Accredited Coach\/Mentor at Senior Practitioner level and a Core Team member of the EMCC Entrepreneurship Centre for Excellence. For the past 17 years, Boris has specialised in youth entrepreneurship and mentoring, contributing to the development of entrepreneurship and mentoring programmes within the Youth Business International network, which spans 74 countries.<\/p>\n<p>His work focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating mentoring programmes in multicultural environments, as well as developing mentors, coaches, entrepreneurs, trainers, and programme managers. He is also a co-founder of International Mentoring Days and the SOS Mentoring Initiative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; clear: both;\"><span class=\"stripe-button-el hint--bottom hint--bounce\" data-hint=\"Register on Zoom \u2014 click 'London' to change your timezone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/POO_41CPRequiaRvtIkM7g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"null\"> Book free \u2014 Ongoing support for Mentors<br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Tuesday 10<sup>th<\/sup> March 2026 @ 12:00 (UK)<\/span><br \/>\nBoris Tkachenko<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Join our guest speakers at these mentor CPD webinars to learn, discuss and share ideas<\/h2>\n<h3>Your space for learning and sharing<\/h3>\n<p>We so enjoy our lunchtime mentor Continuous Professional Development webinars, so <a href=\"https:\/\/coachmentoring.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=2275b0c3da4007b3c1ea1628d&amp;id=e40860fbf5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up to our newsletter<\/a> to keep informed of what&#8217;s coming next. Maybe leave a <a href=\"#comments\">comment below<\/a> and suggest a topic you&#8217;d like to see discussed later in 2026!<\/p>\n<p>Come, join in and learn\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our winter season of short free mentor CPD is here. 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