Talent Development

Talent development is the cornerstone of any organisation's growth. Here, we delve into the processes and practices that help individuals achieve their full potential through mentoring. Articles under this heading cover skill-building, career progression, and the nurturing of high-potential employees within mentoring programs.

Whether you're a mentor looking to guide others or seeking to develop your own abilities, or a mentee looking for inspiration on how mentoring can help you develop, you'll find valuable insights and practical advice.

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Attracting & Retaining Top Talent To Your Company. How & Why.

Attracting & Retaining Top Talent To Your Company. How & Why.

If you're looking for ways to attract talent to your company, you're probably already wondering how other companies do it - and how to stand out from the competition. Or perhaps you've recently lost some talent?

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Why mentoring new talent in business is so important

Why mentoring new talent in business is so important

Generation Z are the 16-24 year olds who are now entering the workforce – and they are not happy. Results from the surveys on workplace happiness platform, Engaging Works, have shown...

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How a mentoring programme can help reduce training costs without impacting talent development?

How a mentoring programme can help reduce training costs without impacting talent development?

A recent article in People Management Magazine reported that 75 percent of senior HR leaders believe economic uncertainty is impacting their company's learning and development strategy for 2023, with many looking to cut training costs as a result.

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The value of mentoring in closing the talent gap

The value of mentoring in closing the talent gap

Human resources programs often talk about the value of mentoring in growing talent in an organisation and being able to solve a number of challenges.

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Coaching And Mentoring Programs For Employees In The Workplace

Coaching And Mentoring Programs For Employees In The Workplace

As the work environment continues to evolve, the importance of skill development in the workplace without sacrificing performance is becoming increasingly evident for organisations such as yours.

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Do mentoring programs make commercial sense?

Do mentoring programs make commercial sense?

Recently, I revisited a fascinating piece penned by Simon Reichwald from Connectr, published in The HR Director. This article resonates with our own experiences, given our many years of supplying the software necessary to facilitate various mentoring programs. Below, I highlight some of the crucial insights that were detailed in the article.

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Workplace mentoring program

Workplace mentoring program

A mentoring program in the workplace can be a valuable asset for both current and potential employees. Mentoring can be the crucial factor that separates career advancement from stagnation, as shown by research.

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Implementing Reverse Mentoring in the Workplace

Implementing Reverse Mentoring in the Workplace

You may have heard of reverse mentoring, and even have a thorough understanding of it, but actually implementing a reverse mentoring programme within a workplace, an association or university can be quite daunting. So, how do you get started?

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Knowledge transfer mentoring

Knowledge transfer mentoring

When most individuals consider mentoring, they often associate it with career guidance and advice. Traditional mentoring setups commonly match younger staff members with their more seasoned counterparts.

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How companies are reimagining learning and establishing a mentoring culture

How companies are reimagining learning and establishing a mentoring culture

One of the standout legacies of the Covid pandemic has been the way it has revolutionised the workplace. Overnight, organisations had to gear up to home and distance working in a way that would have been unimaginable 12 months earlier.

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Women in mentoring & Business Mentoring

Women in mentoring & Business Mentoring

It is clear that mentoring has benefits for both men and women in the workplace. Why then aren't more women involved in mentoring roles, either as mentors or mentees, especially when there are clear advantages to it?

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Enabling effective knowledge transfer

Enabling effective knowledge transfer

Within any organisation effective staff management is not an easy task. The difficulty can be compounded when trying to manage different generations at the same time.

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Mentoring program - Seven mistakes to avoid

Mentoring program - Seven mistakes to avoid

Being in the company of a role model, a wiser head who can guide you through a period of transition, can be very powerful. That is the power of a mentor...

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