As Cliff Richards said in one of his songs, “We’re all under the influence of somebody, all of the time”.
· Who is under your influence?
· Are you using that influence for their good?
· Did you plan on mentoring them, or has it just happened?
· Who, in your organisation or team, could do with some extra input from a mentor?
· How can you make this happen?
Creating a mentoring programme may seem like a daunting idea and complex to set up. But how about simply starting with one person and teaming them up with another and mentoring the mentor to support them?
How about following that up by encouraging your team to look out for one another and to increase collaboration and support? Get the conversations going so that those with a competitive nature can start to compete by bringing out the best in others!
For 10 years I was on the leadership team of the charity Viva – Together for Children. The main thrust of their work is to capacity build collaborations between those who are working to help children. And last Thursday I attended a celebration of their 25th anniversary. They have a big vision and it all started when a young man, Patrick McDonald, saw some good souls feeding soup to street children in Bolivia. His creative thinking started to kick in – how about if these people were to get together and thereby feed more children more often? Collaboration.
Collaborate through mentoring; collaborate as a team; work together to increase the capabilities of everyone and encourage creative thinking and visionary strategies.
If I can help you to think this through from concept to detailed planning, please get in touch.
