Jul 21, 2025 | Engagement, Mentee Guidance, Mentor Guidance, Mentoring
Mentoring has long been seen as a powerful lever for engagement, development and retention in the workplace. And with good reason. When done well, mentoring can change the trajectory of a career. It can also shift the culture of an entire organisation. Still, many...
Jul 8, 2025 | Coaching, Engagement, Mentee Guidance, Mentoring
When we think about stepping into senior leadership, one word often comes to mind: more. More responsibility. More pressure. More hours. But what if leadership actually offered more freedom, not less? For many professionals, especially those early in their careers,...
May 20, 2025 | Coaching, Engagement, Mentee Guidance, Mentor Guidance, Mentoring
At some point in every career, we face a moment that feels like a line in the sand. A job you don’t apply for because you’re not ready. An opportunity you pass on because you assume the answer will be no. A seat at the table you talk yourself out of asking for — not...
May 2, 2025 | Engagement, Mentee Guidance, Mentor Guidance, Mentoring
One of the least glamorous, but most essential skills in leadership is knowing how to have a difficult conversation. Whether it’s challenging a board decision, confronting underperformance, or pushing back on a superior’s judgment, hard conversations are part and...
Apr 8, 2025 | Diversity and Inclusion, Engagement, Mentoring, Retention
There is a simultaneously profound and practical question that today’s leaders need to grapple with: Can empathy, a critical skill in modern work environments, be taught? Among all the soft skills that distinguish exceptional leaders, empathy stands out as...
Feb 25, 2025 | Mentee Guidance, Mentor Guidance, Mentoring, Resources
There’s a common trap in mentoring relationships that’s easy to miss. It occurs when both parties try and shape the mentee into a “carbon copy” of their mentor. This creates an “authenticity paradox” in which the very relationship meant to help a person,...
