The Mentoring Blog

I run a mentoring company. So when somebody asks me how they should develop their leaders, you can probably guess what I am going to suggest.

That bothered me enough to do something about it.

I wanted to know where mentoring actually sits against e...

The Complete Guide

Building a mentoring program that actually works

Most corporate mentoring programs do not fail loudly. They just fade. Three months in, half the pairs have stopped meeting. Six months in, the whole thing has quietly disappeared, ...

You are already running a mentoring program, and it's going well.

Well done! It is not an easy thing to make a mentoring program, that seems simple on paper, work well.

If you are looking for ways to make it even better, here are seven ideas that y...

So, your mentoring program isn't delivering the results you want. There could be various reasons for this and this blog will identify some of the more common ones. Hopefully reading these will help you diagnose where your issues may lie and give solu...

“I think you need a mentor”

“A mentor will help you succeed in business”

“I had a mentor and it really helped me”

Have you had someone say this to you? It is great advice… but finding a suitable mentor when you want one isn’t that simple. So how d...

Have you been helped by various people in your life, and you are looking for a way to pay it back and help others?

Do you get a kick out of helping others succeed in their business, career and life?

Do you have great business skills and experiences...

Every business is unique and therefore business mentoring programs are not a one-size fits all.

Mentoring can be used for any scenario where there needs to be some knowledge and experience sharing between two people.

Below is a list of common mento...

At Next Level Mentoring we do not believe you have to attend a courses that runs over several days and cost thousands of dollars just to get formal mentoring certification. I was once quoted this when I enquired about mentor certification several yea...

What is "surface mentoring" and what is "deep mentoring".

I have heard numerous times people talking about having a one-off mentoring session; whether this was through initiatives like mentor walks or it being part of an offering by their company.

Having a mentor could be one of the best things you do for your career. That is why a mentor is important.

Here are some of the people that would benefit immensely in taking the positive action in getting themselves a mentor.

• The continuous devel
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"How much time do I need to commit to being a mentee or mentor?"

A rule of thumb is that you should be having 1 meeting a month minimum. At the start of the your mentoring journey you may want to do it more frequently with 1 meeting every 2 weeks for ...

You are considering getting a mentor but you just want to know what benefits you should expect to see before you commit.

Well, you have come to the right page and there are a lot of benefits!

The top 6 benefits of having a mentor 

 1 - Improved...

One of the most frequent questions we get asked is what are the difference between mentoring and coaching? It is pitched as if it's mentoring vs coaching and only one can exist.

"Should I get a mentor or a coach?"

Since we get asked this quest...

So what makes a great mentoring program? Is it;

• The simplicity of the program?

• The correct selection of the participants.

• The successful matching of mentor pairs?

• The program is fun?

It’s a combination of the above plus a who...

Should I know what my goals are before I get a mentor?

This is probably the biggest question that stops people finding a mentor... because they don't know their goals and never get the chance to define them.

It is similar to asking “what came first...