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About Us

Mentoring Works is a division of Synergetic People Development Pty Ltd, headed by internationally recognised mentoring expert Ann Rolfe. Mentoring Works services include consulting with organisations to tailor specific mentoring programs, workshops on mentoring and an extensive offering of information products to support mentors and mentorees involved in mentoring programs. See the section Mentoring Resources for details on these offerings.

Introducing Ann Rolfe

Ann Rolfe is the founder of Mentoring Works, where we help you create mentoring conversations, relationships and programs that work. We offer a comprehensive range of resources that provide clear, practical guidance based on extensive experience and expertise.

Australia’s most published author on mentoring, Ann Rolfe has over twenty-five years experience in learning and development. For the last fifteen years, she has specialised in helping organisations and individuals enjoy the benefits of mentoring. Widely respected as a consultant and presenter, her training programs and resources are used internationally to develop and support mentoring

Ann's Expertise

• Speaker, trainer, author and consultant
• Working with all levels of staff including CEOs, directors and front-line staff
• Mentoring programs, training and materials used in public and private sector organisations
• Theoretical and practical mentoring models used as references by universities
• Webinars, online, self-paced learning modules, resources, tools and tips
• Mentoring Network online community for mentoring program coordinators, mentors and mentorees

Ann's Experience

• Company operating since 1987
• Mentoring programs for major Australian and multinational organisations
• Australian Institute of Training and Development, presented 1991, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010
• International Mentoring Association, presented in USA 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2010.
• Projects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, diverse ethnic and cultural groups
• Lectured for University of Technology Sydney in the Adult Education Faculty

Publications

• (2007) The Mentoring Journal. Mentoring Works
• (2007) The Mentoring Guide. Mentoring Works
• (2007) Mentoring Demystified. Mentoring Works
• (2006) The Mentoring Conversation. Mentoring Works
• (2006) How To Design and Run Your Own Mentoring Program. Mentoring Works
• (2006) Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Mentoring Programs But Didn't Know Whom To Ask. Mentoring Works
• (2002) Mentoring in Australia – A Practical Approach. Pearson Education
• (1998) Develop Your Mentoring Skills. Synergetic Management
• (1996) Tailor Made Mentoring. Synergetic Management
• (1995) The Mentoring Workbook. Synergetic Management

Clients Include:

Our credentials have been established by working with a wide variety of people, organisations and industries. Here are just some of the organisations we have worked with:

Our Track Record

In recent assignments we have:

• Identified organisational issues impacting on retention of highly valued professional staff by undertaking a needs analysis through interviews, focus groups and questionnaire. Produced a comprehensive report with detailed recommendations for increasing retention through practical and cost-effective staff support strategies.
   
• Consulted on planning, implementation and evaluation numerous mentoring and career development programs in large public sector organisations. These have resulted in increased communication and networking, better understanding of vision and values and greater career satisfaction for participants.
   
• Written Guidelines for Mentoring used in-house by several organisations. Books on mentoring, written by Ann Rolfe are used as resources by many large organizations, are recommended references for TAFE and university students in human resources courses and publicly available in bookshops. Developed workbooks on career development, time management, strategic thinking and planning, supervision and customer service.
   
• Established a network for people responsible for their organisation’s mentoring program. Facilitated meetings of the Mentoring Network in Sydney and publish a newsletter quarterly.