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Mentor Exchange: Buddy-Up! Advice and Tips

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:48:47 GMT

The Mentor Exchange: Buddy Up! session enlightened our mentors, with lots of discussion around how to manage mentees who intermittently contact you - usually with imperative issues - to likening mentoring to a dance of directive and non-directive approaches.

One of the most significant tips we found was the following:

"When mentees are struggling for time, offer a 20minute catch-up to help prioritize"

This tip enables you to catch up with the mentee and ensure that conversations are succinct, effective, and that the mentee has time for the conversation in-between family, work or other lifestyle commitments.

We have compiled some advice and tips from your fellow mentors who have experienced similar hardships and successes to yourselves.

Click through to see more!

Mentoring Tips and Tricks

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:49:00 GMT

It was wonderful to see our mentors and mentees at the recent Mentor and Mentee Exchanges which were held on the 16th and 17th of August.

The sessions allowed us to learn from you and what you would like to see from us. One of these was to be able to share tips and tricks, not only from the perspective of your fellow mentors, but also to discover what mentees found productive.

What can we say? You request, we do it!

Have a peek at the mentoring tips and tricks compiled by your community, for your community, in order to help progress your mentoring relationships.

Special event access: Developing a Personal Brand - Workshop, 24 August at 12.00 BST

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:43:00 GMT

In the post-pandemic world, future-proofing your career requires online visibility, thought-leadership and a wholehearted commitment to Project You - in addition to earning your professional stripes (degrees, qualifications, work experience etc).

Ioana Jago PMP, Personal Branding and Growth Marketing Strategist, will take you on a journey from the 'why' behind Personal Branding to the 'how' to achieve or build on this for yourself.

Sign-up Link: The Power of Personal Branding for Professional Visibility and Growth (www.eventbrite.co.uk)

How has the Mentoring Programme Helped You?

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:29:00 GMT

'A smile broke out on my face as I thought back to the thrill of staring at the acceptance letter aeons ago, and the unforgettable journey it launched...'

- Gülcan Telci, a mentor on the WBS Global Mentoring Programme, sharing her experience studying an MBA and joining the programme.

Hearing from our mentees and mentors on how the programme has helped them is invaluable to us. If you would like to share your story with the community, please get into contact with Donna.Curtis@wbs.ac.uk or Mentoring@wbs.ac.uk.

Sanjiv Patel Steps Down from being Co-Chair of the Steering Committee

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:30:00 GMT

After dedicating nearly a decade of his time to volunteering for the Steering Committee and then becoming a Co-Chair, Sanjiv has now stepped down from the position of Co-Chair within the Steering Committee.

We are incredibly thankful for everything he has done as Co-Chair, and pleased that he will continue to be a part of the SteerCo group. Taking up the post in his place will be Gary Lloyd, another experienced and longtime volunteer within the Steering Committee.

Mentoring Checklists

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:20:00 GMT

When you begin your mentoring relationship with your mentee, it can be challenging to establish priorities.

The mentoring checklist specifically catered towards mentors can help with this, and provide pointers to get your mentoring relationship up and running.

As the checklist states, finding common ground with your mentee is one way you can bond - after all, the programme lasts for two years!

However, the checklist and other resources in the Mentor Area can also serve as a reminder to those whose relationships are ongoing too - to help the process along. Feel free to take a look!

IiP Announcement: Re-Accredited Once More

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:08:00 GMT

Having been re-accredited for the third time in a row since 2016, there is much to celebrate. The IiP Accreditation has been regained until 2025, and we have the wonderful mentors and mentees of the global mentoring programme to thank for that!

A big thank you to all the volunteer WBS Mentors who help support their mentees and an extra thank you to those who participated in the IiP interviews. It really makes a difference.

Over 250 registered to celebrate (over) 10 years of WBS Global Mentoring

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:30:00 GMT

Fantastic ... brilliant ... just a couple of the words from attendees on Thursday's event.

This truly was a global event, with attendees and panellists joining from as far as Sydney and Singapore to Delhi, Dubai, Devon and Doncaster ... and so many places inbetween!

Folks online enjoyed getting together in small groups, as did those at The Shard as well as Marcus Dimbley's "Diversity of Thought" ... and the fabulous tip "Think, Write, Share" not to mention the celebratory panel discussion.

The perfect opportunity reconnect and re-engage, as stated by one of our mentors:

“ ..It (the Shard celebration event) was great – made me feel part of this bigger community”

Here are some snaps from the day. Can you spot yourself?

Advance notice - Investors in People accreditation due in March 2022

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 15:21:38 GMT

We are thrilled to be have accreditation since 2016 and we will seek re-accreditation in 2022. The accreditors will need to speak to a cross section of WBS Mentors, from those based outside the UK, those new to mentoring and not so new. We will be in touch in due course, for now we wanted to share it is coming up.

New introduction to the programme: What does structured feedback look like for WBS Mentors?

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:26:00 GMT

Change to Programme: As part of WBS’s commitment to delivering a high-quality global mentoring programme, we regularly review how it is delivered and received so we can identify ways to enhance the experience for both mentees and mentors. What is changing? What does the new structured feedback mean to WBS Mentors? ...