All about Business Mentoring
In this short 10 minute video I talk about my journey to becoming a professional business mentor, the key skills required, and how I benefit from being a member of the Association of Business Mentors. It’s worth a watch….
Knowing your boundaries
As a mentor our clients often open to us about more than just their business issues. After all, behind the title is a human – going through human stuff! This can have an impact on their day to day running of their business, if they are stressed for example, and have other things on their […]
The Life I Lead podcast
A few weeks ago I was invited on a guest by Nicholas Witherick, a renowned leadership development coach to discuss the nuances between mentoring and coaching. Have a listen here and drop me a line to let me know what you think. Brenda https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicholas-witherick/episodes/Coaching-vs-Mentoring-A-Deep-Dive-with-Brenda-Etchells-e2g9d20/a-ab0l1dl
Preparing for your mentoring session
As mentors we strive to give the maximum value to our clients and that means being prepared. In this latest episode of Mentoring Me, Mentoring You, Les Gill and I discuss th e different ways we prepare, as well as ask if too much preparation can detract us? Enjoy…..
Read any good books recently??
Listen in to my chat with fellow ABM mentor Les Gill as we discuss books we are currently reading that help us to develop as business mentors.
Celebrating Business Mentoring: A Spotlight on ILM 7 Graduate & ABM Full Member -me!
As part of our celebrations leading up to 2023 National Mentoring Day, this blog series showcases some of our ABM Member’s achievements and contributions to professional business mentoring. In this first blog, we speak with ABM Mentor Brenda Etchells about her mentoring journey and how professional business mentoring can make a true impact on […]
The value of business mentoring
A short podcast with my fellow business mentor, Les Gill, discussing the value of business mentoring.
What is the difference between mentoring and coaching?
This is a question I am asked a lot. And one which I had to write it about as part of my Masters. I am not surprised clients are unsure as to which they need, and often as Mentors or Coaches we can also be a bit unsure as to what we are providing! So […]
Top 10 tips for making strategy simple
KNOW YOUR PURPOSE Your purpose is your WHY – why does your business exist. This should be a constant in your strategy and should be the ‘north star’ that drives every decision. Purpose can sometimes get mixed up with vision, or mission. Your vision is your long-term goal, dream, picture of what the future looks […]
Tribunals – My Learnings, by Tracy Carpenter, Mint Human Resources
Mint’s world was rocked towards the end of 2021 when we received notification we were being taken to tribunal. We’ve supported clients through the tribunal process but this was different. It was personal. Yes, we’re in the game where this could happen but equally we only ever act on our client’s behalf as a neutral […]