Some reminders of why reflective practice is good practice for coaches and mentors. And how it’s different from evaluative practice. And that we need to do both.

Reasons why everyone benefits from mentoring

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Some ideas and practical tips on the skill of listening empathetically.

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The second in my series of daily blogs for National Mentoring Day on 27th October. A practice share and some ideas on reflective practice in mentoring.

The first in a series of daily blogs leading up to National Mentoring Day on 27th October. Today I am focusing on the subject of boundaries. Image from Unsplash by @yuskii

As National Mentoring Day approaches, I’ll be offering some daily blogs on mentoring practice sharing, books & articles, skills and tools and more.

Reflective practice is something we should all learn as a skill for life.  It's especially a must do for mentors and coaches.

From an early age we are curious and ask questions.  And we are encouraged to give answers too.  But we are rarely taught how to phrase and ask the 'right' question.

I discovered four lessons from those putting mentoring skills into practice with apprentices.

National Mentoring Day is on 27th October.  But don't wait until then to get involved in mentoring!

Top tips for mentees.  There's plenty of training and support for mentors, but what if you are the mentee?