Mentoring - How Does It Work?
As a Mentor Kathryn fulfils key criteria for
successful Mentoring:
- Formal qualifications in management, training, coaching & family business advising
- Exceptional people and communication skills
- Has broad and diverse business experience
- Has successfully run her own businesses
- Has experience as a CEO and Director
- A desire to see people succeed
- A genuine desire to share your:
- Skills
- Experiences
- Mistakes and successes
Why is it so important for a Mentor to meet such criteria?
- You need to have confidence in your Mentor. Confidence your Mentor possess the right skills, experience and personal attributes needed for a comfortable fit and great results.
- Each mentoring program is unique; tailored to your specific needs. This is only achievable when an experienced Mentor develops your program.
- The Mentoring relationship operates on many levels - working on specific issues, creating strategic plans, motivating and uplifting you. This relationship is built on trust, respect, positive attitude and a willingness to improve.
How does Mentoring work?
Mentoring helps you to ‘think to outside the square’ and learn as you earn. It helps you to solve business problems, and facilitates your personal development. And it considers the business and yourself in a holistic fashion, which brings you greater understanding and insight and helps you make time for strategic thinking – on a regular basis.
Mentoring goes further than traditional coaching...
Whereas coaching is goal-oriented and has a motivational bias, mentoring is more far reaching, and has much greater depth in supporting and developing the individual within their business environment.
And so a mentor really listens to you and, conversely, asks penetrating questions – so that you build thinking skills at a higher level!
One size does not fit all...
Each mentoring relationship is unique - with a broad spectrum of individuals in diverse businesses, so the application of mentoring methodologies are flexible and delivered in a practical fashion.
A properly devised mentoring program is a proven approach...
Programs are tailored to each business and each person – and, with a family business, key aspects and areas where family, ownership and management tend to get tangled together, these vital areas are considered when designing your program.
Reviewing & Charting Your Course
One aspect of the GPS methodologies encompasses a Business ‘Navigation Chart’ Review (before forging ahead, it may be necessary to fix some things). All aspects of the business are examined and discussed.
Issues such as Finances, Marketing, Sales, People, Customers, Operations, KPIs and Strategic Planning are included. Where appropriate, and especially in Family Businesses, Exit Strategies, Succession Planning and other related areas are covered.
Who we work with?
CEOs, Directors, Business Owners, Family Businesses and Senior Executives.
Typically mentoring sessions are on a one to one, confidential basis. On occasions however, it may be appropriate to include other key people (at your request). In some cases, key staff or other owners or directors may be invited to attend sessions when the content involves their area of expertise.
In Family Businesses, other family members may need to be involved in some or all of the sessions depending on the circumstances and issues.
