When is the best time
for a mentor?

Mentoring is an effective intervention in times of transition. Such transitions could include moving from technical skills into a managerial or senior executive role, joining a Board, returning to the workforce after maternity or parental leave, moving into a new sector or working cross culturally Increasingly in an ageing population people approaching retirement are interested in a mentoring relationship.

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I value the mentoring relationship
more than any other form of professional development I receive. Receiving feedback from someone who has lived and breathed it, is much more powerful than any other form of learning or development
I have received.

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A mentoring relationship is one where a wiser and more experienced person assists another person to grow and learn.