Category Archives: Mentoring Guide

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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Mentoring – more than 1 way to skin the proverbial cat… (and a good job, too!)

Posted on 25/05/2011 by Adrian Ashton

One of the perennial debates that comes round every so often is ‘what is mentoring? How is it different to coaching? What’s the best way of doing it?’ Well, I tend to take the approach that there is no single … Continue reading →

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Defining success measures are the No1 challenge for mentoring programmes

Posted on 19/05/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

According to a recent mentoring survey by Insala, defining how a programme will measure it’s success is the biggest challenged faced by HR and other mentoring professionals. The report also says that less 2% of the survey’s respondents indicated that … Continue reading →

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Why do some leaders lose their way?

Posted on 10/05/2011 by Cordelia

We at Mowgli have come across a fascinating paper by Bill George and Andrew McClean, which we wanted to share with you. It’s called “Why Leaders Lose their Way” (opens PDF), and we felt it would be of interest to … Continue reading →

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10 Steps for Breaking Through Culture Shock

Posted on 26/04/2011 by Cordelia

In her book Breaking Through Culture Shock, Elisabeth Marx describes the common stresses experienced by managers or other professionals when they transfer from their own familiar working environments to that of another country, or culture. Sometimes this can be a life-changing … Continue reading →

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Conversations for Action

Posted on 06/04/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Conversations for Action includes: 1. Making clear offers and requests Offers open the possibility to ask questions, deepen understanding and begin negotiation.  Requests give the provider and the customer the opportunity to work together. 2. Making commitments or promises The … Continue reading →

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The Red Thread Model

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Another model, used within many multinational corporations as an introduction, is the showing of a life journey on an X and Y axis. X – the Vertical Axis is Happiness Y – the Horizontal Axis shows months and years Points … Continue reading →

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Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Intrinsic/expressive motivation is a desire to do something or learn that does not stem from an external influence. Also known as self-motivation and internal motivation. Extrinsic motivation is the desire to do something or learn something that is connected with … Continue reading →

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Csikszentmihalyi – Theory of Flow

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has written for many years on finding happiness and a concept called, “Flow.” He states, “The metaphor of “flow” is one that many people have used to describe the sense of effortless action they fell in moments … Continue reading →

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

Professor and psychologist Maslow first discussed the Theory of Human Motivation in a 1943 journal article published in Psychological Review, 50, 370-396 (1). He believed once people meet basic physiological and security needs, they will be motivated to seek greater … Continue reading →

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The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Linda Parkinson-Hardman

The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire,  or TEIQue, was developed at University College London by Dr Petrides, Pita, and Kokkinaki (1). The TEIQue measures personality traits that give an indication of where emotional strengths and weaknesses lie and“it defines trait EI, not … Continue reading →

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