We are building a global community for people who are developing, coordinating or leading mentoring initiatives. The Mentoring Network began over ten years ago as a forum for people engaged in developing and running mentoring programs. We would meet, exchange ideas, listen to guest speakers, participate in seminars and workshop issues. Now, technology allows us […]
Why work on Australia Day?
It’s a holiday today for Australia but sometimes work is play! And I’m so happy because I’m working on the launch of The Mentoring Network Online. Over ten years ago, I founded The Mentoring Network so that my clients could meet, learn from one-another and participate in seminars that addressed their most important mentoring challenges. […]
Get Strategic!
Post GFC, you need to be confident that any investment will produce the return promised and be a secure and wise use of your funds. The resources you put into mentoring will add to your triple bottom line but only if you are strategic in its planning and implementation. Why Mentoring Now? It is vital […]
Conference Presentations in March and April
I’m really excited that once again I’ll be presenting a pre-conference workshop at the International Mentoring Association Conference in Orlando, Florida in March (read more) and a depth session offering new thinking at the Australian Institute of Training and Development National Conference, in Sydney in April (details here). Hope to see you there.
Back On Deck
Back on deck after a wonderful “staycation” holidaying at home, enjoying the bush and the beach and my new house. But with the office just downstairs and the wireless connection of my lap-top I couldn’t resist getting a head start on 2010 while lounging around because so many exciting things are on the way. This […]
Christmas Break
The Mentoring Works office will be closed for the festive season break until Monday 18 January 2010. We wish you a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. The Mentoring Works Team
RRR
Rest, recreation and reflection, that’s what I’m looking forward to over the next few weeks, how about you? These three “R’s” are imperative to our well-being and productivity and they ought to be a part of every day not just holidays! Here’s why … Rest, not just sleep but physical relaxation, maybe letting someone else […]
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has an historical basis that is not unique to the USA. Most cultures give thanks in an annual harvest festival. The work of cultivating, sowing and tending fields is needed to produce the necessities of life. What did you plant, nurture, grow and gather, this year? At this time of year, it is worthwhile […]
Rescheduled Complimentary Webinar: How to Train Mentors and Mentorees
This webinar has now been rescheduled. Join me on Monday 1 February 2009 at 11:00am (Sydney time) for a complimentary interactive webinar, “How to Train Mentors and Mentorees”. I will be discussing how you can train for mentoring with minimal interruption to work. REGISTER HERE Send me your questions and comments on training mentoring participants for […]
Mentors Make A Difference
I spent Sunday afternoon putting together “easy to assemble” shelving in my new office. The directions on the packaging seemed simple. The only tools required a mallet and “a chisel to help the pins slide in” but the task proved more challenging than it looked. Even with my darling man’s lifetime of experience in construction, […]
Mentoring Demystified
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