Category Archives: Ask a Mentor

Mowgli Mentor Mustapha Koriba talks about why he mentors: ‘Listening is leadership’

Posted on 08/02/2012 by Mowgli-Staff-Team

At the Clyde & Co reception in London, January 2012, Mowgli mentor Mustapha Koriba talks about mentoring with Mowgli. Our thanks to Mustapha for his inspirational words. “Mentoring is like holding up a mirror to someone- but it’s a magic … Continue reading →

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From a Mowgli Mentor: What will you regret NOT doing in life? A thought for the New Year

Posted on 29/12/2011 by Mowgli-Staff-Team

Mowgli Mentor Mustapha Koriba, who took part in our UK pilot in 2010 as a mentor to Lubna Latif, shares this thought-provoking reflective article with the Mowgli Community at the close of 2011 and the beginning of a new year. … Continue reading →

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Part 2: Applying Greiner’s growth curve- How to work with the Greiner Model to move your business forward

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Anne

This article by Anne Kennedy-Little follows on from Part 1: a  description of the Greiner growth curve, which helps you understand where your business fits. You may wish to read and understand Part 1 before carrying on with Part 2. … Continue reading →

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An introduction to the Greiner Curve Pt 1: Understand how businesses grow

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Anne

In the first part of this Mowgli article on the Greiner curve, Anne Kennedy-Little helps you understand -what is it and how does it help entrepreneurs? In part 2, she’ll help you understand how to apply this knowledge to your … Continue reading →

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How to manage the ‘mid-point dip’ in a mentoring relationship

Posted on 11/08/2011 by Cordelia

Mowgli facilitator and designer of the Mowgli programmes, Simon Edwards, has led and facilitated many groups of mentors over the years as they support entrepreneurs on their journey. There are some common patterns of ‘ups and downs’ that can happen … Continue reading →

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What is entrepreneurship and why is it important to our economies?

Posted on 15/07/2011 by Cordelia

In this article, Cordelia of The Mowgli Foundation describes the Schumpeterian theory of innovation; entrepreneurs, and their impact on economies. Mowgli supports entrepreneurs with mentors for the benefit of communities and people.  There is a general presumption- particularly in Western, … Continue reading →

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What are the qualities you need to be a GREAT mentor?

Posted on 19/01/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Following on from my post last week about the discussion we’ve been having on Linkedin about the criteria for choosing a mentor, I decided that perhaps it was time to do a little (un-scientific) research into what people considered were … Continue reading →

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How does cultural difference impact on the mentoring relationship?

Posted on 18/10/2010 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

According to Dictionary.com, the term ‘culture’ has several meanings, and ignoring those that have a biological context in our work it refers to “the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social,ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture and the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generationto another.” It includes such various facets as language, beliefs, values, customs, the accepted history, … Continue reading →

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How to Choose a Mentor – some questions you might like to ask

Posted on 15/10/2010 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Some of us aren’t lucky enough to be involved in a formal mentoring programme like the one that the Mowgli Foundation offers, in these circumstances it may be difficult to understand how you can access this sort of help and … Continue reading →

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Becoming a concerned business and mentor

Posted on 16/08/2010 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Over the last few weeks we’ve been taking a look at Social Intelligence and how it might be applied in the context of business and mentoring in particular.  The last of the characteristics that those who are highly socially intelligent … Continue reading →

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Improving your listening skills in online communications

Posted on 16/07/2010 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

How can you effectively ‘listen’ to what’s being said to you when the communication is by email or skype? It’s very easy to mis-read and/or mis-understand the subtleties of conversation in online communications. Find out More

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