The Coach Mentoring team has developed and supported mentoring, coaching and leadership development for many organisations on a global basis with our combination of 
When Ruairi McDermott first considered enrolling in the Level 7 Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) in Coaching and Mentoring for Leadership in Organisations, it wasn’t with grand aspirations to become a coach. Like many of us, life was busy, and the idea of adding a rigorous academic programme initially seemed out of reach. However, Ruairi took the plunge—and what followed was a transformative experience that not only redefined his career but also changed how he approaches leadership and collaboration.
New Perspectives in Leadership and Collaboration. A Case Study in a PGC
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When Caroline Newton started exploring coaching, she never imagined how profoundly it would transform her professional and personal life. Working in corporate business, she was introduced to coaching when her boss assigned her a coach. That experience sparked her curiosity, inspiring her to pursue coaching skills (becoming an EMCC Senior Practitioner) as a way to enhance her leadership.
During 2022, the WWF global mentoring programme saw an increasing number of staff joining the programme from Africa, Asia and South/Middle America. 60% of mentees and nearly 30% of mentors came from the Global South. Regardless of location, mentees say that mentoring assisted them with work-related challenges, built skills on the job and made them more confident. Mentors were motivated by the programme and found it developed their leadership skills.
WWF has seen significant year-on-year increases in participation of its global mentoring programme. Since its inception in 2018, WWF’s programme has had over 600 participants (350 Mentees, 270 Mentors). Mentoring Ambassadors are responsible for a significant contribution to that growth. 
The backbone of many organisations and a key resource for many leaders and managers are the office professionals. But are your PAs/EAs “forgotten workers” when it comes to tapping into their abilities and providing opportunities for development and progression? What can you do in your organisation to help motivate and develop this vital resource?
NSK Ltd approached Coach Mentoring Ltd to add value to their CPD days for Dental Hygienist and Dental Therapists. The Japanese manufacturer of Dental Instruments views Therapists and Hygienist as key influencers in decision-making when dental practices are procuring new equipment. They wanted to dedicate part of their development day to the balance of the lives of those who care for the our teeth at the ‘ground level’. The idea was to use Ikigai to add purpose and be a way of bringing lightness to some of the drier content in the technical side of peri-dental care.
Throughout 2018, 150 staff from across the globe have joined WWF’s mentoring programme, with people from Africa, Asia, Europe, the US and South America. In order to fulfil the demand from mentees, WWF took the innovative step of contacting 20 former employees to use them as Alumni Mentors.