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# mentoring

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19:36Interviewing on the front foot: practical tipsLaurie MacPherson: Yeah, I do, and I have a service which is, you know, longer-term mentoring, which is for folks who are not moving right now, um, but who want to progress. You know, I've got someone— I've just been on EP 305 · 28 May 2026·interview· 19:36–26:1032:00Workplace Surgery: Am I mentoring my replacement?Al Elliott: I feel like I've been properly told off. It's my favourite time of the week now. This is the world-famous Weekly Workplace Surgery. This is where I put your questions to Leanne. This is where Leanne is a charEP 182 · 25 Mar 2025·workplace surgery· 32:00–35:1814:54What's the difference between a coach and a mentor?Al Elliott: So let's start with this, this, this perennial question of what is the difference between a coach and a mentor? Yeah. Leanne Elliott: So we've spoken in earlier episodes about how coaches, mentors, and therapEP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·panel interview· 14:54–22:5225:28The image problem mentoring has with Gen ZAl Elliott: Definitely. So we asked Julie, um, about the whole idea of the image of mentoring, because millennials, Gen Z, are they more or less inclined to look for mentors? Julie Meyer: I think that they feel that the EP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·panel interview· 25:28–28:4831:41Can anyone be a coach or mentor? (Age, perspective, and diversity)Al Elliott: So, so far, we've had one difference between coaching and mentoring, that is advice, that mentors give advice and coaches don't necessarily, and 2 similarities in that you need to have a great relationship AnEP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·panel interview· 31:41–37:0243:21The value exchange in coaching and mentoringJulie Meyer: We see as mentors, uh, both Jimmy and myself, our, you know, sort of Gen Z younger mentees that are coming to us and asking us for questions in our relationship. We're able to, you know, if you're, if you'reEP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·panel interview· 43:21–46:2051:56How do you find a coach or mentor?Julie Meyer: This is such a great question. So as part of Augmenters, we have 8 principles, and one is search. And we really believe, uh, really doing a deep dive search on somebody that you would like to be your mentor,EP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·panel interview· 51:56–58:0058:00What happens if you don't like your coach or mentor?Leanne Elliott: Pauline also has a view on this, and for her, she finds the fact that coaching isn't highly regulated is actually one of the things that makes coaching so special. Paul Wynne: I love that coaching is not EP 29 · 8 Mar 2023·panel interview· 58:00–63:23

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