The Mentoring Blog

Sole Trader or Company, which one should you chose? articles for businesses starting a business

Sole Trader or Company, which one should you chose? 

You will soon come to this crossroad when you start up your new business.

To help you get a better understanding, let us look at this question through three lenses: costs, risks and taxes.

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Focus areas for your next mentoring program articles for businesses building a mentoring program

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...

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Building a mentoring program. articles for businesses building a mentoring program

A mentoring program should never be viewed as an off the shelf solution. Ideally you want mentoring to be a valued part of your company culture.

Your mentoring program needs to be an iterative process were you continuously gather feedback...

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How much does a business mentoring program cost? articles for businesses building a mentoring program

At Next Level Mentoring (NLM) this is one of the most popular questions we get asked.

This article will give you the exact costs for our base business mentoring program. It will also explain the variables that can affect these costs. 

 

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Cross-industry mentoring - what your leaders can learn from others. articles for businesses

Why is Next Level Mentoring launching a cross industry mentoring program.

Because there is a wealth of learnings that people can gain from understanding how other industries operate.

To best explain it I want you to think of 3 concentric...

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Mentoring and Coaching differences articles for businesses articles for mentees articles for mentors

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

"Should I get a mentor or a coach?"

Since we get...

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What makes a great mentoring program. articles for businesses building a mentoring program

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 whole lot...

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NLM's online mentoring training portal now available articles for businesses mentoring training

Do you already have a mentoring program for the people within your company or for the members of an organisation? 

Are looking for ways to improve it? 

(In this case, "improve" means to greatly increase the effectiveness of your...

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Why our Managing Director started Next Level Mentoring. articles for businesses articles for mentees articles for mentors

Darren McFarlane runs a mentoring company that is helping other people get into mentoring. But why did he get into mentoring in the first place?

“There's so much learning and then you get that extra positive benefit of helping...

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Investing in a mentoring program. articles for businesses building a mentoring program

I was recently asked the following question

"It would be great to hear your thoughts on the value for businesses. Why should they invest in mentoring and/or coaching? What is the ROI?"

Great question.

We calculate a ROI of at least 275%...

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How to run a successful mentoring program pilot. articles for businesses building a mentoring program

How do you run a successful mentoring program for your business?

You are interested in having a business mentoring program at your company, that's great news! Your people will thank you for it.

You have probably heard the advice that you must...

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